Legal Opinion
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Hostetter
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 1965PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
In 1963 in response to malfunctions in the administration of the State’s liquor law and public dissatisfaction with controls on the sale of alcoholic beverages, the Governor appointed a Moreland Commission directed to make a “ study and reappraisal ” of the law.
In appointing the commission the Governor noted that since the enactment of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law in 1934, soon after the end of prohibition, there had been “ no major reappraisal or revision of the law in the light of experience and current social problems and economic conditions ”.
The commission addressed itself, among…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hoopeston Canning Co. v. CullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ziffrin, Inc. v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. HostetterSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. De JesusNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Bellanca v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Federal Distillers, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Seidenberg v. McSorleys' Old Ale House, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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