Legal Opinion
Howe v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 1950PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The petitioners are the original signers of an initiative petition entitled, “An Act to provide for the establishment, control and regulation of certain state-owned liquor stores, and for the control and regulation of sales of all liquor, wine and malt beverages within the commonwealth.” They now seek a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent to certify that the .initiative petition is in “proper form for submission to the people, and that the measure is not, either affirmatively or negatively, substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Crocker v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Bowe v. Secretary of CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Horton v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Maher v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Scudder v. Selectmen of SandwichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gifford v. Commissioner of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Rines v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Lincoln v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Clark v. City Council of WalthamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Town of Concord v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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