Legal Opinion

Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd. v. Branson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 12, 2000No. 00-1062, 00-1126PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Last year Illinois revamped its regulation of the liquor distribution business. The Illinois Wine and Spirits Industry Fair Dealing Act of 1999, 815 ILCS 725/1 to 725/99, makes it unlawful for a supplier of alcoholic beverages to cancel or substantially alter any distribution arrangement, new or existing, without “good cause.” “ ‘Good cause’ means a failure by a distributor to comply with essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the distributor by the supplier or bad faith in the performance of the distributorship agreement.” 815 ILCS 725/5. Suppliers,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Theophilus Green v. Mary Ann BendenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  2. Columbia Basin Apartment Ass'n v. City of PascoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. Lopez-Aguilar v. Marion Cnty. Sheriff's Dep'tCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  4. Cooper v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  5. At&t Communications of Illinois, Inc. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. And Ameritech Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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