JOSEPH H. REINFELD, INC. v. SCHIEFFELIN & CO.


94 N.J. 400 (1983)

466 A.2d 563

JOSEPH H. REINFELD, INC., MAJESTIC WINE & SPIRITS, INC., FLAGSTAFF LIQUOR CO., AND BANNER LIQUOR CO., ALL NEW JERSEY CORPORATIONS, RESPONDENTS, v. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., A NEW YORK CORPORATION, M-H U.S.A. CORP., D/B/A SCHIEFFELIN & CO., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AND MOET-HENNESSY U.S. CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, APPELLANTS. THE JAYDOR CORPORATION, T/A J & J DISTRIBUTING CO., RESPONDENT, v. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., MOET-HENNESSY, S.A., AND M-H U.S.A. CORP., APPELLANTS. F & A DISTRIBUTING CO., GILLHAUS BEVERAGE CO., INC., AND MERCHANTS WINE & LIQUOR CO., RESPONDENTS, v. M-H U.S.A. CORP., SCHIEFFELIN & CO., AND FEDWAY ASSOCIATES, INC., APPELLANTS. REITMAN INDUSTRIES, RESPONDENT, v. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., MOET-HENNESSY, S.A., AND M-H U.S.A. CORP., APPELLANTS. AMERICAN B.D. COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., MOET-HENNESSY, AND U.S.A. CORP., APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde A. Szuch argued the cause for appellants Schieffelin & Co., etc., et al. (Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, attorneys; Clyde A. Szuch, Elizabeth M. Callaghan, Stuart M. Feinblatt and Murray J. Laulicht, on the briefs).

Theodore V. Wells, Jr., argued the cause for respondent Reitman Industries (Lowenstein, Sandler, Brochin, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, attorneys).

Edward G. D'Alessandro argued the cause for respondents F & A Distributing Co., et al. (D'Alessandro, Sussman, Jacovino & Mahoney, attorneys).

Joseph M. Jacobs argued the cause for respondent The Jaydor Corporation, etc. (Mr. Jacobs, attorney; A. Richard Ross, on the brief).

Sidney Berg argued the cause for respondents Joseph H. Reinfeld, Inc., et al.

Barbara A. Harned, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; James J. Ciancia, Assistant Attorney General, and Andrea M. Silkowitz, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel).

Clive S. Cummis submitted a brief on behalf of appellants Fedway Associates, Inc. (Sills, Beck, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin & Tischman, attorneys; Clive S. Cummis, Robert A. Baime and Alfred J. Luciani, of counsel; Lewis B. Cohn, on the brief).

Paul D. Kreisinger submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of respondent American B.D. Company (Jeffer, Hopkinson & Vogel, attorneys).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

The Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Director and ABC) determined that Schieffelin & Co., a liquor importer, violated N.J.S.A. 33:1-93.6, which prohibits discrimination in the sale of most nationally advertised liquors by importers to authorized wholesalers. In addition to challenging that determination, appellants claim that N.J.S.A. 33:1-93.6 deprives them of due process...

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