Barber v. Leroy

Petitioner, a corporate off-sale liquor licensee, seeks a writ of mandate to compel the respondent Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (the department) to reduce monetary penalties assessed against it under Business and Professions Code section 24755.1, a part of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. That section imposes such penalties on licensees who sell distilled spirits at less than minimum retail prices established by fair trade contracts in accordance with section 24755.