FLA. BEV. CORP. v. DIV. OF ALCOHOLIC BEV.

No. BM-368.

503 So.2d 396 (1987)

FLORIDA BEVERAGE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, State of Florida, and Barton, Brands, Ltd., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Maloney of Maloney, Comfort & Goldberg, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Louisa A. Hargrett, Tallahassee, for appellee Dept. of Business Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, State of Fla.

Jeffrey M. Weissman, Gary R. Rutledge, Brian S. Dervishi of Sparber, Shevin, Shapo, Heilbronner & Book, Miami, for appellee Barton Brands, Ltd.


NIMMONS, Judge.

Appellant challenges an order of the circuit court dismissing appellant's complaint alleging a breach of contract by appellee, Barton Brands, Ltd. We reverse.

In its initial complaint, appellant alleged that a contract was entered into between Barton and appellant for the distribution to the latter of a certain brand of wine. At the time the contract was entered into, Florida law contained Section 564.045, Florida Statutes (1979), known as...

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