Legal Opinion
Brown-Forman Corp. v. South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 8, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-1909-15PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAMILTON, District Judge.
This suit for declaratory judgment was brought by Brown-Forman Corporation (hereinafter “Brown-Forman”) to determine the constitutionality of South Carolina Code Ann. § 61-7-100 (Law.Co-op.1976). 1 In addition to seeking a declaration that section 61-7-100 of the South Carolina Code (hereinafter “Affirmation Statute”) violates the commerce clause of the United States Constitution, Brown-Forman sought a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, and a permanent injunction enjoining defendants 2 from enforcing this statute and from exercising any remedy…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. HostetterSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re The Beer InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Brown-Forman Corp. v. New Mexico Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1987
- Empire Distributors of North Carolina, Inc. v. Schieffelin & Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1988
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. HealyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Brown-Forman Corp. v. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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