Byers v. South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

Toal, Justice:

This appeal involves a circuit court order requiring the South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission to hear additional evidence on a previously denied application for an off-premises beer and wine permit. The Commission appeals the circuit court order and we reverse.

Applicant applied to the Commission for an off-premises beer and wine permit for his convenience store in Dray-tonville, South Carolina. Many of the citizens of the surrounding community protested the application and a hearing was held by the Commission to determine the merits of the application.

At the…