McDonald's Corp. v. Board of Selectmen of Randolph

By its action in the nature of certiorari, McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s) challenged the denial by the Randolph board of selectmen (board) of a common victualler’s license (G. L. c. 140, § 2) for a proposed restaurant in a shopping center located in that town. The board did not state any reason for its denial, did not maintain a record of its proceedings suitable for judicial review and made no return of the proceedings in its answer. In the Superior Court the board assigned three reasons for the denial: (1) that McDonald’s could not provide sufficient parking for the restaurant…