Doty v. Payne

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This is the second appeal we have had relating to the 1996 wet-dry election in Willis Township, Precinct 41, Poinsett County. This township currently allows the sale of intoxicating liquors. In the first litigation, appellants Garry Doty, who operates a liquor store in the township, and Patricia Doty, his wife, sued to stop the placement of an initiative petition on the ballot to prohibit the sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquors. The Poinsett County Court Judge rejected the arguments raised, and the circuit judge affirmed. The matter was appealed to this court,…