Erwin & Shafer, Inc. v. Pabst Brewing Co.

COUCH, Judge.

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified to us for determination the following questions.

1) Whether § 203E of the Maryland Beer Franchise Fair Dealing Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1981 Repl.Vol.), Article 2B, § 203A et seq., requires a beer franchisor to grant to a distributor of specified brands of beer in a given territory, the right to distribute a brand of beer which the franchisor acquired after the execution of the original distributorship agreement.

2) Whether § 203B of the Maryland Beer Franchise Fair Dealing Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1981…