Legal Opinion

Peeler v. State ex rel. Beasley

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 1950PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

*618This is a mandamus suit instituted by persons who hold permits to sell intoxicating alcoholic beverages in Tipton County. The Tipton County Election Commissioners were defendants. The suit is an immediate aftermath of an election held in Tipton County under Williams’ Code, Section 6648.19 for the purpose of ascertaining whether the sale of such beverages would be continued in that county. The unofficial returns from all the voting precincts disclosed a majority in favor of such continuation.

When the Election Commission canvassed the vote for the purpose of certifying the result to the County…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Curtis v. State Ex Rel. MorelandTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Browning v. GrayTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  3. State Ex Rel. Robinson v. HutchesonTennessee Supreme Court · 1943
  4. State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. McQueenTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  5. State ex rel. Stewart v. MarksTennessee Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. City of Memphis v. Shelby County Election CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State Ex Rel. Ragsdale v. SandefurTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Lisa Peterson v. James DeanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  4. William Thomas McFarland v. Michael S. PembertonTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Lisa Peterson v. James DeanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015

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