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DEPT. OF REVENUE v. JAMES BEAM CO.

No. 389.

377 U.S. 341 (1964)

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Riley, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were John B. Breckinridge, Attorney General of Kentucky, Francis D. Burke and Hal O. Williams.

Millard Cox argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires consideration of the relationship between the Export-Import Clause1 and the Twenty-first Amendment2 of the Constitution.

The respondent, a Kentucky producer of distilled spirits, is also the sole distributor in the United States of "Gilbey's Spey Royal" Scotch whisky. This whisky is...

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