Legal Opinion

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Net Contents, Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided July 23, 1998No. 97-12804-JLTPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff in this case is a corporation whose shareholders included ten Massachusetts wine and spirits wholesalers. Defendant Net Contents, Inc., doing business as Virtual Vineyards (‘Virtual Vineyards”), is a purveyor of wine and spirits, having a principal place of business in Palo Alto, California. Defendant Federal Express (“FedEx”) is a foreign corporation registered with the Secretary of State to do business in Massachusetts.

The plaintiff alleges that Virtual Vineyards, through its Internet Web Site, sells and ships alcoholic beverages to consumers in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. American Airlines, Inc. v. WolensSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Anna C. Dunn v. Ray GazzolaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
  5. City of Revere v. AucellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Whitehall Co. v. Merrimack Valley Distributing Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
  3. Continental Airlines, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
  4. United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Flores-GalarzaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2002
  5. Miller Brewing Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002

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