Donnelly v. Suffolk University

The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (6), 365 Mass. 755 (1974), of his complaint, which, taken in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, may be interpreted to allege that the defendant gives positive weight in its law school admissions policies to applicants who receive favorable recommendations from the defendant’s “alumni, students and friends” and that such a policy is either an “unfair” practice (within the meaning of G. L. c. 93A, § 2) or “deceptive” in the light of the following passage contained in a publication of the defendant which is available to…