State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Beer Nuts, Ltd.

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Beer Nuts, Ltd., d/b/a Hog’s Head Beer Cellars (“Beer Nuts”) appeals a judgment entered in favor of Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General (“Attorney General” or the “State”) finding that Beer Nuts’ sale of memberships in its “beer-of-the-month club” violates the public policy of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, Section 407.010 RSMo, et seq. The court imposed a $1,000 fine and entered a permanent injunction against Beer Nuts to prevent it from selling club memberships to Missouri residents.

This case raises the question of whether otherwise legitimate…