Thursday, March 11, 2010

Court reviews whether permit board had sufficient proof to revoke beer license

MALIK YAFAI d/b/a FAMILY MARKET v. METROPOLITAN BEER PERMIT BOARD OF METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE (Tenn. Ct. App. March 11, 2010)

The Metropolitan Nashville Beer Permit Board found that the owner of a grocery store had allowed illegal drugs to be sold on his premises, and it revoked his license to sell beer. The Chancery Court reversed the Board's action, finding that there was insufficient proof that the proprietor actually knew about the illegal activities. We affirm.

Opinion may be found at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/yafaim_031110.pdf