Boller Beverages, Inc., Petitioner v. William Howe Davis

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court set aside the Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control's special ruling that prohibited the sale of corn whiskey packaged in Mason jars, finding the Director lacked statutory authority to issue such an ad hoc determination. The Court also held that the State may regulate bottles and labels of alcoholic beverages despite federal approvals and that such regulation is not preempted by the Commerce Clause or federal statutes.