Legal Opinion
Grendel's Den, Inc. v. Goodwin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 14, 1980No. Civ. A. 77-3418-TPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAURO, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Grendel’s Den, Inc. (Grendel’s), is a Harvard Square area restaurant that has, since 1977, unsuccessfully sought issuance of a liquor license by the defendant Cambridge License Commission (the CLC). The CLC denial was upheld on appeal by the Commonwealth’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (the ABCC). It is undisputed that both the local and state authorities have refused to grant Grendel’s request solely because of the opposition filed by the Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Parish Church (the Church) under the provisions of Mass.Gen.Laws ch. 138,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Grendel's Den, Inc. v. Herbert N. Goodwin, Cambridge License Commission, Grendel's Den, Inc. v. Herbert N. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Grendel's Den, Inc. v. LarkinDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Turner v. Hudson Transit Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Weinberg v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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