Legal Opinion
Town of Reading v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 29, 1972PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The town of Reading in its petition seeks a writ of mandamus ordering the respondent to revoke his disapproval of a certain by-law submitted to him under the provisions of G. L. c. 40, § 32, as amended through St. 1967, c. 308, 1 and to notify the clerk of the town accordingly. A single justice heard the case on the respondent’s demurrer and has reserved and reported it without decision to the full court. G. L. c. 211, § 6.
The petition sets forth the following allegations: On March 20, 1967, the town duly adopted a by-law establishing a municipal liquor agency with “authority to apply for,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Selectmen of ConcordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Attorney General v. Suffolk County Apportionment CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Rines v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Connolly v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Atherton v. Selectmen of BourneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Payne v. MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- Yerardi's Moody Street Restaurant & Lounge, Inc. v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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