Legal Opinion
Davis v. Coffee City, Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided August 10, 1972No. Civ. A. 5453PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JUSTICE, District Judge.
This civil action arises out of plaintiff’s frustrated attempt to open a retail store for the sale of alcoholic beverages in Coffee City, Texas.
Coffee City is a municipality with less than 250 inhabitants, located on State Highway No. 155 between Tyler and Frankston, Texas. Under the state local option laws, the inhabitants of Coffee City have legalized the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipal boundaries. Since Coffee City is the only “wet” area within a ten to twenty mile radius, the package store operators within the city have…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Kirschke v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Le Gois v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Royer v. RitterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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- Heard v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Hobby v. BradleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
- Royer v. RitterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975