Legal Opinion
Federal Distillers, Inc. v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 2, 1975No. 44831, 44837,44844, 44832, 44833, 44834PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rogosheske, Justice.
These appeals challenge the constitutionality of L. 1973, c. 664, § 2, now coded as Minn. St. 340.114, an amendment to Minnesota’s Intoxicating Liquor Act requiring all licensed importers (distillers) of liquor to offer their products for sale to all Minnesota liquor wholesalers on an equal basis. The court below found the statute constitutional in all respects. As we find c. 664 to be a valid exercise of the state’s police power to promote the public’s economic welfare, and that plaintiffs, licensed distillers and wholesalers of liquor, have failed to establish that any…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Rio Vista Non-Profit Housing Corp. v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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