Herman v. Admit One Ticket Agency LLC

The plaintiff, Colman M. Herman, sued the defendant, Admit One Ticket Agency LLC (Admit One), a licensed ticket reseller, alleging that it offered to sell him Red Sox tickets at prices that allegedly were unlawful under G. L. c. 140, § 185D *612(§ 185D), which imposes limitations on the prices ticket resellers may charge, and thus violated G. L. c. 93A, § 9 (c. 93A). At the close of Herman’s case at a jury-waived trial, Admit One moved for a directed verdict on the ground that there was no ticket purchase, no injury, and no proof that Admit One prevented Herman from attending a game. That motion…