Legal Opinion
Liggett Drug Co. v. License Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 1936PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
Liggett Drug Company, Inc., and J. J. Newberry Co., corporations organized under the laws of Delaware and for convenience called petitioners, each brought a petition for a writ of mandamus and a suit in equity against the three members of the public board constituting the "licensing authorities” of the city of North Adams as these words are defined in G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 140, § 1, and hereafter called respondents. All four proceedings relate to applications by the petitioners for licenses as common victuallers in the city of North Adams for 1936. Each petitioner for the writ of mandamus seeks…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Moss v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Crocker v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Department of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Keljikian v. Star Brewing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- McMurdo v. GetterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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