RUTLEDGE v. CHANDLER

No. 64460.

445 So.2d 1007 (1984)

Gary RUTLEDGE, et al., Appellants, v. Herbert W. CHANDLER, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Opinion February 16, 1984.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold F.X. Purnell, General Counsel, Dept. of Business Regulation, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Thomas F. Woods of Woods & Carlson, Tallahassee, for appellees.

Mark Herron, Laurel D. Landry and Sandra M. Anderson, Tallahassee, for The Florida House of Representatives, Representative H. Lee Moffitt and Representative Barry Kutun, amicus curiae.

Arnold D. Levine and George H. Sheldon of Levine, Freedman, Hirsch & Levinson, Tampa, for The Florida Restaurant Ass'n, Inc., amicus curiae.

Wilbur E. Brewton of Taylor, Brion, Buker & Greene, Tallahassee, for The Wine Industry of Florida, Inc., amicus curiae.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is before the Court pursuant to the certification of the District Court of Appeal, First District, that the amended order of the trial court declaring Section 17, Chapter 83-349, Laws of Florida, unconstitutional was of great public importance throughout the state and required immediate resolution by this Court.

We accepted jurisdiction, and after hearing oral argument, we hold that the statute is constitutional. The order of the trial...

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