Legal Opinion
In Re 1650 Cases of Seized Liquor
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 11, 1998No. 97-349PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe appeals from a decision of the Washington District Court forfeiting 1650 cases of liquor the Tribe was transporting through the State of Vermont without a liquor control permit. See 7 V.S.A. § 63(a). The Tribe presents several arguments as to why the Tribe’s liquor could not be seized and forfeited under Vermont’s liquor control enforcement statutes. See id. §§ 561-601. We affirm.
The Tribe employed a California liquor broker (Manormead) to purchase 1650 cases of liquor from Jenkins Spirits Corp., a Londonderry, New Hampshire, distiller. The liquor was purchased…
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