Silver Brothers, Inc. v. Wallin

The plaintiffs in this interlocutory transfer from the Superior Court (Souter, J.) challenge the constitutionality of the three-year durational residency requirement imposed by RSA 181:9-a upon an applicant for a liquor wholesaler’s permit. We dismiss the plaintiffs’ petition for declaratory judgment because they lack standing to litigate the validity of the residency requirement.

The plaintiff Silver Brothers Co., Inc. (Silver Brothers) is a New Hampshire corporation engaged in the wholesale distribution of malt beverages throughout substantially all of the State. The plaintiffs Henry and…