DIV. OF ALCOHOLIC ETC. v. McKESSON CORP.

No. 93-1703.

643 So.2d 16 (1994)

DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, Department of Business Regulation; and Office of the Comptroller, State of Florida, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. McKESSON CORPORATION; Florida West Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc.; Grantham Distributing Company, Inc.; and Tampa Crown Distributors, Inc., Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. McRay, Gen. Counsel, John B. Fretwell, Deputy Gen. Counsel, William B. Nickell, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Tallahassee, Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty., Office of the Atty. Gen., Tax Section, Tallahassee, for appellants/cross-appellees.

David G. Robertson and Paul T. Lufkin of Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, CA, Charles Wachter and Thomas T. Steele of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, Tampa; M. Stephen Turner of Broad & Cassel, J. Riley Davis, Gary R. Rutledge and Paul Ezatoff of Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Davis, Marks & Rutledge, Tallahassee, James L. Chase of James L. Chase, P.A., Richard A. Arnold and Scott E. Perwin of Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour & Arnold, Pensacola, John D. Beasley of Ausley, McMullen, McGehee, Carothers & Proctor, Tallahassee, John McNeel Breckenridge, Jr. of The Breckenridge Group, Tampa, Geoffrey Todd Hodges and Gregory P. Hansel of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, P.A., Tampa, for Florida West Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc.

Michael P. McMahon and Virginia B. Townes of Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., Orlando for Grantham Distributing Co., Inc.

Harold F.X. Purnell of Rutledge, Ecenia, Underwood and Purnell, P.A., Tallahassee, for Tampa Crown Distributors, Inc., for appellees/cross-appellants.


ERVIN, Judge.

Although numerous issues have been raised in this appeal, we conclude that as a result of agreements entered between appellant, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, and various appellees, the only issue now requiring resolution is whether appellee Tampa Crown Distributors, Inc., retains standing as a party to this appeal. Having decided that Tampa Crown has no interest remaining in the present litigation, we reverse the trial court's order...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases