Seaway Beverages, Inc. v. C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Acting under Section 4(a) (2) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 1 the Secretary of the Treasury denied petioner’s application for new basic permits as a wholesaler and importer of malt beverages. The action of the Secretary was taken under the above cited statute which in essence authorizes him to grant permits unless he finds that the person applying, or in case of a corporation, any of its officers, directors or principal stockholders, has been convicted of specified crimes or misdemeanors or by reason of trade connections is not likely to operate in…