Abood v. City of Jacksonville

DREW, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this litigation in whether the appellant, who operates a restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, “having accommodations for sérvice of 200 or more patrons at tables and occupying more than 4000 square feet of space,” is entitled to a liquor license regardless of the fact that the maximum number of liquor licenses which may be issued in the City of Jacksonville, Florida, pursuant to the provisions of Section, 1 of Chapter 25919, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, have already, and long since, been issued and are outstanding'.

The appellant contends…