Legal Opinion
Heublein, Inc. v. Capital Distributing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 26, 2001PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Heublein, Inc. (Heublein),1 is a Connecticut corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing, producing, and distributing a number of nationally known wines and spirits.2 Benziger Family Ranch Associates (Benziger) was a smaller, partner-owned, and largely family-operated wine business based in California, which, in just over one decade, had managed to build several successful wine brands, including Glen Ellen and M.G. Vallejo (Vallejo). By 1993, the Glen Ellen and Vallejo wines had outgrown Benziger’s facilities, and Heublein offered to purchase the two wines in order to fill a gap in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Seagram Distillers Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Cleary v. Cardullo's, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Labor Relations Commission v. University Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Saccone v. State Ethics CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Arnone v. Commissioner of the Department of Social ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
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