Pronghorn, Inc. v. Licensing Board

These are appeals by the plaintiffs from an order of a judge of the Superior Court which dissolved a preliminary injunction issued at their request. G. L. c. 231, § 118, second par. The injunction had barred enforce*71ment of a policy first adopted by the Peabody licensing board on June 16, 1980, and readopted on August 4, 1980, which required all holders of restaurant licenses under G. L. c. 138, § 12, to adhere to a uniform closing hour of 1:00 a.m.4 Before the adoption of the new policy the plaintiffs and other licensees had been permitted by the board to serve alcoholic beverages until 2:00…