Richards v. Lewisburg Alcoholic Beverage Commission

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Chancery Court at Lewisburg suspending, appellant’s permit to operate a package store for the retail sale of beer, for one (1) year, on the basis of selling beer to minors.

We affirm the Chancellor in all respects.

I

The evidence clearly establishes that appellant sold a quantity of beer to two young men, ages 17 and 16 respectively.

Chapter 2, Title 57, Tennessee Code Annotated (Sec. 57-201, et seq.) governs the sale of beer and light alcoholic beverages within the state. As we pointed out in Howard v. Willocks, 525 S.W.2d 132, 135…