Legal Opinion
Granite State Grocers Ass'n v. State Liquor Commission
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 7, 1972No. 6268PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The principal issue transferred in this case is whether the prohibition against any person holding more than two off-sale beverage permits (RSA 181:22) deprives chain stores of equal protection of the law in violation of the New Hampshire Constitution, part I, article 1.
This case arises out of a petition by Granite State Grocers Association, an association of independent grocers, and by George Gordon individually against the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission for a declaratory judgment that the commission had violated RSA 181:22 by issuing off-sale permits (allowing the sale of beer and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Daniel v. Family Security Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Wilke & Holzheiser, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Grand Union Co. v. SillsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
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