Rutherford County Beer Board v. Adams

*831OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The Beer Board of Rutherford County appeals from the decree of the Chancery Court which granted to the plaintiffs in these consolidated cases permits for the sale of beer at retail.

The defendant beer board refused to issue permits to the plaintiffs upon the ground that their premises were located, in each instance, within 2,000 ft. of schools, churches, or other places of public gathering. T.C.A., § 57-205, authorizes counties to forbid the sale of beer within 2,000 ft. of such places of public gatherings and, pursuant to this statute, the Rutherford County Quarterly…