Baumer v. Franklin County Distilling Co.

SWINFORD, District Judge.

This is an action for an alleged breach of contract.

The defendant was a whiskey distilling corporation manufacturing among other brands of whiskey “K. Taylor” and “Belle of Franklin”. These two brands were the same whiskey bearing different labels.

The State of Ohio, with reference to its liquor dispensing policy, is what is known as a “monopoly” state. By this is meant that it sells directly to retailers as a wholesaler and no brands of whiskey are permitted to be sold in the State except from the store of the State itself. It is important therefore for distillers to…