Legal Opinion
American Dog Owners Association, Inc. v. Lynn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 9, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This is an appeal by American Dog Owners Association (Dog Owners) from a judgment upholding two of three city of Lynn ordinances which restrict ownership of cer tain dogs within the city limits. Dog Owners commenced this action in July, 1986, 2 seeking damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 65, 365 Mass. 832 (1974), and G. L. c. 231A, §§ 1 and 2 (1986 ed.). Dog Owners challenged, under the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights and United States Constitution, the constitutionality of the ordinances which address ownership and control of certain dogs and…
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