Legal Opinion

Wilmington Country Club v. Delaware Liquor Commission

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided September 8, 1952PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Terry, J.:

Our Liquor Control Act, Rev. Code 1935, § 6130 et seq. evidences a dual purpose: (1) that alcoholic liquor shall be made available to the inhabitants of this State, and (2) that the business of distributing the same, often looked upon as a source of evil, shall at all times be rigidly controlled in the interest of the general welfare.,

The Act provides the manner in which alcoholic liquor shall be dispensed and clearly indicates the channels in which it shall flow to the ultimate consumer. Under the provisions of Subsection 6 of Section 17 of the Act the Legislature has in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Whitcomb Hotel, Inc. v. California Employment CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  2. In re State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1949
  3. People Ex Rel. Polen v. HoehlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Bureau of Old Age Assistance v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  5. State v. MilesWashington Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Justice Ex Rel. Justice v. GatchellSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
  2. Truitt v. GainesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1961
  3. Matas v. GreenSuperior Court of Delaware · 1961
  4. Buffat v. SchnuckleIdaho Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Wilkes v. MeliceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1953

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