Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association v. Cook

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in action alleging that Indiana statute, which prohibits holders of beer dealer’s permit from selling cooled package liquor, violated plaintiffs’ (gas stations and convenience stores) equal protection rights. Instant statute was constitutional under rational-basis review, where stated goal of statute, i.e. to curb under-aged beer consumption by limiting sale of immediately consumable beer to package liquor stores, was rationally related to legitimate governmental interest, since package liquor stores had stricter regulations that were designed to limit and control distribution of alcohol.