Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Wine & Spirit Institute v. Ley
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided October 15, 1987No. 86-2028PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSundby, J.
The parties agree that the issue presented for review is: Does the classification of liquor wholesalers maintained by sec. 125.69(l)(a), Stats., violate the equal protection requisites of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution and art. I, sec. 1, of the Wisconsin Constitution? Because we conclude that it does, we reverse the declaratory judgment in favor of the respondents.
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BACKGROUND OF THE CASE
Section 125.69(l)(a), Stats., 2 prohibits an intoxicating liquor wholesaler, among others, from holding a direct or indirect interest in a retail "Class A” liquor license or…
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