Schieffelin & Co. v. Strickland

Hill, Chief Justice.

Schieffelin & Company, a New York corporation, is a licensed producer of distilled spirits and an importer of wines. Prior to 1981, it distributed distilled spirits and wine in Georgia through five designated wholesalers. Pursuant to applicable rules, on July 2, 1981, Schieffelin filed with the Revenue Commissioner, W. E. Strickland, its Notice of Intention to Change Designated Wholesalers whereby it would thereafter do business in Georgia through one of its designated wholesalers. The other four wholesalers objected. After hearings in January and February 1982, the…