Needham v. Beer Board of Blount County

I concur in the action of the Court in holding that the beer permits in this case were unlawfully revoked; but, I do not concur in the opinion. I particularly disagree with the assertion in the opinion that the beer board could lawfully revoke the permits in this ease because the beer board, at the time the permits were issued, measured the distance between the business establishments of the permittees and the nearest church, school, etc., in an improper manner under the 2,000 foot rule. The power of beer boards to revoke validly issued permits is circumscribed by T.C.A., § 57-5-109. After…