B-F Spirits, Ltd. v. Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

O’HARA, Judge.

The matters presently before the Court are three consolidated appeals from decisions of the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (“Commission”). Appellants are all liquor suppliers which had sought to terminate certain franchise agreements with appellees, liquor distributors.1 Appellees sought and were granted hearings before the Commission, pursuant to the Commission’s Rule 46, on the proposed terminations. In all cases the burdens were on appellees to show cause why the proposed terminations should not be permitted by the Commission. In all eases the Commission found…