Legal Opinion
Gibson Wine Co. v. Snyder
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 14, 1950No. 2688-50PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHEWS, District Judge.
The plaintiff corporation has been making wine from -boysenberries and labeling it blackberry wine. Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act it is unlawful to sell wine in interstate commerce unless labeled according to regulations duly promulgated by the Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the United States.1 This case arises under such a regulation reading in part:
Fruit wine derived wholly (except for sugar, water, or added alcohol) from one kind of fruit shall be. designated by the word “wine” qualified by the name of such fruit, e. g. “Peach wine”,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Security Administrator v. Quaker Oats Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels, More or Less, Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar, Douglas Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
3Cited by5 opinions
- Gibson Wine Co., Inc. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Continental Distilling Corp. v. ShultzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Hawkeye Distilling Co. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Continental Distilling Corporation v. ShultzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Gibson Wine Co., Inc. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952