Legal Opinion
Virginia Imports, Ltd. v. Kirin Brewery of America, LLC and Virgina Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided September 18, 2007No. 2400064PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.
These consolidated appeals arise out of a franchisor-franchisee dispute governed by the Beer Franchise Act, Code §§ 4.1-500 to 4.1-517. Like most other franchise statutes, the Beer Franchise Act grants franchisees legal rights beyond those consensually conferred by the franchise agreement. Among those statutory rights is a prohibition on breweries “unilateral ly” terminating the agreement without proper “notice” under Code § 4.1-506 and “good cause” under Code § 4.1-505. Disputes over the notice and good cause requirements are resolved, at least in the first instance,…
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