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Article: Battle continues over Crazy Horse malt liquor on appeal. (Hornell Brewing Co.'s brand label)
- Article from:
- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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Sioux leader Crazy Horse opposed alcohol and never drank, so his name should stay off beer labels, according to lawyers for his estate and the state of Minnesota.
Putting Crazy Horse on beer bottles is a "misappropriation of the name," argued Jeffrey Lebowski of the attorney general's office in arguments before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Thursday.
Hornell Brewing Co. of New York is appealing the revocation of its brand name "The Original Crazy Horse Malt Liquor."
In 1994, the state Legislature passed a law allowing the state to reject or revoke registration of a malt liquor brand label if it states or implies a false or misleading connection with ...