Ammex Warehouse Co. of San Ysidro, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for California

JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.

This case involves the question as to whether the State of California, through its Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may prevent the plaintiffs under the guise of regulation, from carrying on a proposed business which plaintiffs claim is protected by the Commerce and the Export-Import Clauses of the United States constitution.

PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED OPERATIONS

The plaintiffs are two California corporations which have worked out a method of doing business, consisting of handling of liquor “in bond” and exporting it to Mexico. They have leased premises in San…