Food Lion, Inc. v. Washington County Beer Board

700 S.W.2d 893 (1985)

FOOD LION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

WASHINGTON COUNTY BEER BOARD, et al., Defendant-Appellee, and CHUCKEY TRADING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

WASHINGTON COUNTY BEER BOARD, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 2, 1985.

Donald J. Boarman, Victor J. Vaughn, Johnson City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark C. Hicks, Jr., Johnson City, for defendant-appellee.

BROCK, Justice.

Each of the plaintiffs, Food Lion, Inc., and Chuckey Trading Company, sought permits for the sale of beer, but the defendant beer board denied their applications on…