Legal Opinion
Grendel's Den, Inc. v. Larkin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 4, 1984No. Civ. A. 77-3418-TPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAURO, District Judge.
Petitioners were prevailing counsel in a civil rights action 1 brought by Grendel’s Den, Inc. (“Grendel’s”), a Harvard Square restaurant, against the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (“ABCC”) and the Cambridge License Commission (“CLC”). Grendel’s basic grievance was that defendants, relying on Massachusetts Gen.Laws ch. 138 section 16C (“section 16C”), had denied the restaurant’s application for a liquor license due to the opposition of a neighboring church. Grendel’s suit successfully challenged section 16C, establishing that it…
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