Legal Opinion
Ziemba v. FO'CS'LE, INC.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 19, 1985PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
The defendant Fo’cs’le, Inc. (Fo’cs’le), is a bar in Provincetown which, during the summer season, serves juices, soda, liquor, and snacks to the public. In the winter, sandwiches are added to the menu. The atmosphere at the Fo’cs’le, which has a jukebox and pinball machine, can be described as informal. Fo’cs’le also had a “house” rule or policy that children were not allowed on the premises after 6:00 p.m. When Dorothy Griffin (Dorothy), the barmaid at the Fo’cs’le on the evening in question, enforced this rule against the plaintiffs David and Sarah Ziemba (David and Sarah) and their three…
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