City of Kingsport v. Jones

Mr. Special Justice Weldon B. White

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves the interpretation and validity of a beer ordinance of the city of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Appellee, who filed the original bill as the complainant, is a wholesale distributor of beer, with his place of business inside the city limits of Kingsport. The appellants are the City of Kingsport, its Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Commissioner of Safety.

Two principal questions are involved:

1. Does the city ordinance, properly construed, make it unlawful for appellee as a wholesaler to store beer within the city…