Legal Opinion
Monarch Beverage Company, Inc. v. David Cook, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 2015No. 49A02-1504-PL-245PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSCH, Judge.
[1] Indiana’s Alcoholic Beverages Law, which consists of several statutory provisions (“the Prohibited Interest Provisions”), prohibits alcohol wholesalers from holding interests in both beer and liquor permits. Monarch Beverage Company, Inc. (“Monarch”) filed a complaint against David Cook, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, et al. (“the State”), alleging that the Prohibited Interest Provisions violate the Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Indiana Constitution because the statutes discriminate on their face against…
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