Legal Opinion
Affiliated Distillers Brands Corp. v. State Liquor Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1969PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
The State Liquor Authority, in June of 1967, disapproved the application of the petitioner, Affiliated Distillers, for a brand label registration for its “ Ancient Age Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 86 Proof, 8 Years Old.” The question on this appeal is whether, in so doing, the Authority exceeded the discretion given it by section 107-a of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (infra, pp. 36—37) which prohibits the sale of liquor without a brand label ‘ ‘ registered and approved by the authority. ’ ’
In passing on the application, the Authority found nothing wrong or…
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