Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Co. v. City of Somerville
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 28, 1995PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiffs complaint for declaratory relief pursuant to G. L. c. 231A (1992 ed.), challenges the consti*703tutionality of § 12-20 of the Somerville Code of Ordinances (ordinance).1 After a judge in the Superior Court denied the plaintiffs request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the ordinance, the parties filed cross motions for summary judgment. The judge allowed the city of Somerville’s (defendant’s) motion for summary judgment, and the plaintiff appealed. A single justice of the Appeals Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 118 (1992 ed.), enjoined the defendant from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bloom v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Del Duca v. Town Administrator of MethuenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Guardianship of DoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Town of Wendell v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Boston Edison Co. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Fafard v. Conservation Commission of BarnstableMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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