Legal Opinion
Boston Neighborhood Taxi Ass'n v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 1991PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The Boston Neighborhood Taxi Association (BNTA) and City of Boston Cab Association (CBCA), both organizations representing current taxi license owners, appeal an order of the Department of Public Utilities (department) authorizing the police commissioner of the city of Boston (commissioner) to issue additional hackney licenses. We affirm the order in part, and reverse in part.
Statute 1930, c. 392, as amended by St. 1933, c. 306, and by St. 1934, c. 280, authorizes the commissioner to regulate the taxi business in Boston in part by issuing hackney licenses, or medallions, authorizing the…
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