Neece v. City of Johnson City

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is a direct appeal by Neece from an adverse judgment in the Law Court of Washington County, upholding the constitutionality of a Johnson City beer ordinance that denied the holders of county beer licenses, upon annexation, the right to transfer the license from one location to another — a right accorded to the twenty-one off-premises licensees within the city. We affirm.

Plaintiff operated a convenience style market-beer store for eight years preceding annexation , of his property by Johnson City, in August; 1986. He held an off-premises license issued by Washington…