Lones v. Blount County Beer Board

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of Blount County denying appellant’s application for a permit to engage in the retail sale of beer.

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The Blount County Beer Board declined to grant a permit for the sale of beer at an establishment known as Gateway Restaurant. Pursuant to that denial the applicant, Larry Ronald Lones, filed his petition for the writ of certiorari. The evidence adduced before the Beer Board is not contained in the record; however, this is of no consequence since the matter was heard de novo and, therefore, was tried as if it…