Woods v. Trussville City Council

Sections 28-3A-11 through 28-3A-13, Ala.Code 1975, permit the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to issue a club liquor license with respect to premises inside a municipality where the applicant has obtained the consent and approval of the municipality to the issuance of such a *725license. Although there is no statutory right of appeal from the denial of such consent and approval, except that permitted with respect to municipalities of Classes 1, 2, and 4, as defined in § 11-40-12(a), Ala.Code 1975,1 the Alabama Supreme Court has held that any arbitrary action on the part of the…