Tritico v. Texas Liquor Control Board

COMBS, Justice.

Appellants made application for renewal of their package store permit to sell liquor at retail in unbroken packages at their place of business in the City of Port Arthur. The permit was refused because the store was located within territory of the city of Port Arthur which had been declared a dry area by amendment to the city charter. By this action appellants sought a mandamus to compel the administrator of the Texas Liquor Control Board to issue the permit. Plaintiffs fully plead their case and alleged facts which entitled them to the permit provided the charter provision in…