Harrison v. Buckhalt

The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether Dothan City Ordinance No. 5503 is an invalid, unconstitutional, arbitrary and unreasonable exercise of the police power of the City of Dothan because it purports to forbid the retail sale of whiskey, wine, liquor, malt or brewed beverages within 600 feet from any church building or church grounds, school buildings or school grounds, while containing a grandfather clause which permits those already licensed, and their successors, to make retail sales of such beverages within the prohibited distance and to continue to do so indefinitely. We hold…