Legal Opinion
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. Live Oak Brewing Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 15, 2017No. 03-16-00786-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Melissa Goodwin, Justice
The Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission and its Executive Director1 (collectively the Commission) appeal from the trial court’s final judgment declaring that “Section 102.75(a)(7) of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code violates the Due Course of Law guarantees of article I, section 19 of the Texas Constitution” and permanently enjoining the Commission from enforcing the statute against appellees Live Oak Brewing Co., LLC; Revolver Brewing, LLC; Peticolas Brewing Co., LLC; “and all other producers of beer, ale, and malt liquor.” For the following reasons, we reverse…
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