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CALHOUN v. ALABAMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BD.

No. 82-7372 Non-Argument Calendar.

705 F.2d 422 (1983)

Willie C. CALHOUN and Mattie Calhoun, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALABAMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD and Escambia County Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie L. Williams, Mobile, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Broox G. Holmes, Mobile, Ala., for Escambia County Comm.

Winston V. Legge, Jr., Montgomery, Ala., for Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control.

Before RONEY, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants, Willie C. and Mattie Calhoun, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1981) alleging that appellees, The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Escambia County Commission, discriminated against them on the basis of race by denying their application for retail beer and liquor licenses in 1979. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim, holding that the Calhouns had not brought their action...

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