Southeastern Distributing Co. v. Miller Brewing Co.

Jim Gunter, Justice.

Appellant, Southeastern Distributing Company, Inc. (“Southeastern”), appeals an order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court granting summary judgment in favor of Miller Brewing Company (“Miller”) and dismissing all of Southeastern’s claims. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

Southeastern operated a wholesale beer distributing company for Miller in southeastern Arkansas from 1977 until 2001. During that time, Charles “A.C” Freeman was the owner of Southeastern. Toward the end of 2000, George O’Conner, another Arkansas beer distributor, called Freeman and asked…