Potter v. City of Hamlet

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

In August 1997, Alfred Potter (Potter) purchased Green’s Grocery (store) from William Green (Green). Approximately one month after purchasing the store, Potter contacted the ABC Commission about acquiring a permit to sell beer for off-premises consumption. The ABC Commission granted Potter a temporary permit, but informed him that he would need to obtain zoning approval from the City before a permanent permit could be issued.

In an effort to obtain the necessary zoning approval from the City, Potter’s brother-in-law, Woodrow Herring (Herring), took an ABC zoning compliance…