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trial, petitioner Jerry Crabtree and her son, petitioner
Eddie Crabtree, each owned 50 percent of the stock of
Crabtree Investments. They served as the only officers of
the corporation. At the time they filed their petitions in
this Court, they resided in Pensacola, Florida. Crabtree
Investments, a Florida corporation, was incorporated on
April 1, 1985, and maintained its principal place of
business in Pensacola, Florida, at the time the instant
petitions were filed on its behalf.
During the years in issue, Crabtree Investments
operated a bar and package store in Pensacola, Florida,
trading under the name Justins. Before the incorporation
of Crabtree Investments, the individual petitioners had
owned and operated Justins since 1983 or 1984. Justins
consists of an L-shaped building with the package store in
the front and a country and western bar in the rear of the
building. Justins is located near a number of large
manufacturing companies.
During the years in issue, Ms. Crabtree managed the
package store, which generally was open Tuesday through
Saturday from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Mr. Crabtree managed the
bar, which was open daily from 6 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. The
bar had a maximum seating capacity of 250 persons and
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