Legal Opinion
Dexter's Hearthside Restaurant, Inc. v. Whitehall Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 26, 1987PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Whitehall Company, the defendant, is a wholesaler of alcoholic beverages. In the course of discharging a reporting obligation imposed by G. L. c. 138, § 25 (concerning customers whose accounts are not fully paid within sixty days), 2 Whitehall erroneously reported “Dexter’s Hearthside Rest.” (Hearthside) as a delinquent account to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC). Informed of its mistake, Whitehall within six days filed with the ABCC a statement that the Hearthside account was paid in full. Both the original listing and the correction were on ABCC forms.
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