Legal Opinion
Ragland v. McLane Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 21, 1985No. 85-119PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
McLane Company, Inc., the appellee, is a Texas corporation which was denied a permit to sell tobacco products in Arkansas. The appellant denied the permit because the company did not meet the residency requirements of Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 84-4502(s) and 84-4505(f) (Supp. 1985). The chancellor declared the statutory residence requirements Unconstitutional. We affirm.
Section 84-4502(s) defines a tobacco “wholesaler” as one who sells tobacco products to Arkansas retailers “from an established place of business within this state.” Section 84-4505(f) provides:(1) No Wholesale…
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