Legal Opinion

Attorney General v. Colleton

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 28, 1982PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Liacos, J,

The facts pertinent to this appeal are as follows. On October 30, 1980, the Attorney General served Civil Investigative Demand (C.I.D.) No. 80-36 on the defendant. G. L. c. 93A, § 6. The purpose of the demand was to investigate as possible unfair or deceptive acts, in violation of G. L. c. 93A, § 2, the failure of a yacht chartering company, Sea Quest, Inc., doing business as St. Tropez Virgin Island Charters, to return consumer security deposits after termination of vessel charters as provided in the charter agreement. The C.I.D. requested the production of relevant documents and…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Garrity v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  4. Carney v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. SwinehartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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