Henry v. Blount County Beer Board

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Michael Henry and wife, Vera Henry, appeal from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Blount County denying them a permit for the sale of package beer at the Louisville Boat Dock and Club.

*889The defendant beer board refused to issue a permit to the plaintiffs upon the ground that their premises were located within 2,000 feet of the Lakeshore Church of God.1 Plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the Circuit Court of Blount County, seeking a trial de novo, and a declaration that the “2,000 foot rule” had been invalidated by the action of the Blount…