COSRO, INC. v. LIQUOR CONTROL BD.

No. 52461-1.

107 Wn.2d 754 (1987)

733 P.2d 539

COSRO, INC., ET AL, Appellants, v. THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rovai, Miller, Foley, Orlando & Larkin, by Robert L. Rovai, for appellants.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and John G. Hennen, Senior Assistant, for respondent.


DURHAM, J.

Distributors of California Cooler have challenged the manner in which their product is taxed. The Washington State Liquor Control Board currently applies the wine tax to the entire volume of a California Cooler, even though roughly 50 percent of that product is a mixture of water, fruit juices and sugar. The distributors argue that the wine tax should only be applied to 50 percent of a California Cooler's volume because only 50 percent of it is wine. The...

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