Legal Opinion
Olde Towne Liquor Store, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 14, 1977PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
Olde Towne Liquor Store, Inc. (Olde Towne), is licensed under G. L. c. 138, § 15, to sell alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption off the premises. The board of selectmen of the town of Burlington (selectmen) suspended Olde Towne’s license for forty-five days as penalty for a second offense of selling liquor to a minor. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (commission) affirmed the suspension, and Olde Towne brought a civil action for review in the Superior Court. Following the entry of summary judgment against Olde Towne, a single justice of the Appeals Court issued a preliminary…
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