Legal Opinion
Swann v. City of Graysville
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 23, 1979No. 77-481PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The issue in this appeal is whether or not appellant Virginia Swann was denied equal protection of the laws when the City of Graysville refused to issue her a license for the sale of table wine and beer for off-premises consumption.
Mrs. Swann originally applied to Graysville for a retail off-premises beer and wine license on 1 July 1977. On 19 July the application was withdrawn. On 26 July it was resubmitted. On 2 August, Ordinance No. 322 was adopted by the City of Graysville:
"City Council of the City of Graysville, Alabama, has determined that the regulation of retail businesses selling or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lawrence v. GayleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- City of Hueytown v. Jiffy Chek Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Woodruff v. CentanneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- Paulson's Steerhead Restaurant, Inc. v. MorganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- USA Oil Corporation v. City of LipscombSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Smith v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Bratton v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- DeShazo v. City of HuntsvilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Bingham v. City of TuscaloosaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Randall E. Lanier v. City of Newton, Alabama, Etc., Chief of Police in His Official Capacity of the City of Newton, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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