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Maher v. Town of Brookline

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 14, 1959PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.

In the first of these cases, representatives of one hundred two lodging house owners in the town of Brook-line challenge the validity of certain fire safety regulations passed by the selectmen of that town. In the second, a convalescent and nursing home seeks a determination that it is not within the purview of those regulations. Both cases have been reported without decision for adjudication by this court.

The First Case.

General Laws c. 143, §§ 44 and 45, require that the proprietors of hotels, boarding or lodging houses and family hotels take certain precautions in the matter of fire safety.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Watson v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Howes Bros. v. Unemployment Compensation CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  4. Bogni v. PerottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  5. Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Pinnick v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. Henry's Drywall Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  3. Stetson v. Board of Selectmen of CarlisleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  4. City of Worcester v. College Hill Properties, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  5. Hall-Omar Baking Co. v. Commissioner of Labor & IndustriesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962

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