Legal Opinion
Pettengell v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 27, 1936PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus by seven registered voters and taxpayers in the town of Salisbury. At the hearing it was agreed in open court by all parties that all the allegations in the petition were true, that the only defences were the issues of law raised by the answer, and that the answer was not a demurrer. The single justice reserved and reported the case on the petition and answer and this agreement, with the statement that in the exercise of any discretion vested in him he would not dismiss the petition.
The respondents are the individuals constituting the alcoholic…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Horton v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Davis v. County CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Brooks v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Carbone, Inc. v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
- New England Box Co. v. C & R Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Kaplan v. BowkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Scudder v. Selectmen of SandwichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Amory v. Assessors of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of AppealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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