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Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.87 (2026)

Liability for violation

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May 20, 1992
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Senate Bill 284 - 119th General Assembly
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Any manufacturer or distributor who directly or through an officer, employee, or agent violates sections 1333.82 to 1333.86 of the Revised Code is liable to the party injured by such violation for all reasonable damages sustained by the party that are the proximate result of the unlawful act of the manufacturer or distributor, his officer, employee, or agent. An action to recover such damages and for other relief may be brought only in the common pleas court in the county in which the distributor's principal place of business in this state is located.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1984–2012 · leading case: Beverage Distributors, Inc. v. Miller Brewing Co., 803 F. Supp. 2d 765 (S.D. Ohio 2011).
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Beverage Distributors, Inc. v. Miller Brewing Co., 803 F. Supp. 2d 765 (S.D. Ohio 2011). · cites it 2× “Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.87. The aggrieved party may file an action for “damages and for other relief.”
Esber Beverage Co. v. Labatt USA Operating Co., L.L.C., 2012 Ohio 1183 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Labatt USA Operating Co., No.2009CV03142 (Stark Cty.”
Tri-CountyWholesale Distributors, Inc. v. Wine Grp., Inc., 565 F. App'x 477 (6th Cir. 2012). “” Ohio Rev. Code § 1333.87 (emphasis added).”
Tri Cnty. Distrib., Inc. v. Canandaigua Wine Co., 1993 Ohio 239 (Ohio 1993). · cites it 2× “1 Inasmuch as the contract at issue does not create a franchise relationship governed by R.”
Esber Beverage Co. v. Heineken USA Inc., 2011 Ohio 5939 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “(¶31) Based upon the language of R.C. 1333.87, we find the trial court did not err in granting injunctive relief to Esber.”
Dayton Heidelberg Distrib. Co. v. Vineyard Brands, Inc., 108 F. Supp. 2d 859 (S.D. Ohio 2000). · cites it 2× “84(A) and § 1333.85. B. Irreparable Harm Under the OABFA, the Plaintiffs will be able to recover any damages they may suffer, if it is determined, after a trial on the merits, that the Defendant’s cancellation of the distributorships violated § 1333.”
Dayton Heidelberg Distrib. Co. v. Vineyard Brands Inc., 74 F. App'x 509 (6th Cir. 2003). “84(A) (emphases added); accord Ohio Rev.Code § 1333.”
AB & B, Inc. v. Banfi Prods., Inc., 594 N.E.2d 1151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). “R.C. 1333.87. The Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act in R.”
Rocco Wine Distributors, Inc. v. Pleasant Valley Wine Co., 596 F. Supp. 617 (N.D. Ohio 1984). · cites it 4× “O.R.C. § 1333.87. Rocco argues that termination on or about November 13, 1978 was without advance notice, in writing or otherwise, and that this placed Rocco in precisely the position the notice provision intended to avoid.”
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