Legal Opinion
Brown Distributing Co. v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 3, 1979No. 51782PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
On April 7, 1959, at a special election, a referendum petition was adopted to the Oklahoma Constitution which provided in part that no corporation shall be issued an Oklahoma Class B wholesale or package store liquor license. 1 Contra to this constitutional mandate, the legislature subsequently enacted 37 O.S.1971 § 526 2 which provided in part that all corporations who were actively engaged in wholesaling nonintoxicating malt beverages on April 7, 1959, shall be qualified for a Class B wholesaler’s license. We hold this part of the statute is repugnant to the Constitution and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- California v. LaRueSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. v. Young's Market Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Marcus v. State ex rel. Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Myerson v. MyersonArizona Supreme Court · 1960
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board v. BurrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board v. SeelySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Haley v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985
- Gonzales v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
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