Legal Opinion
New Palm Gardens, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 8, 1981PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
After the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (commission) suspended for eight days the plaintiffs license to sell alcoholic beverages, the plaintiff sought judicial review of the commission’s decision under G. L. c. 30A, § 14. Both parties moved for judgment on the pleadings 1 and the commission’s motion was allowed. Judgment was entered in the Superior Court dismissing the complaint. A stay of the suspension was granted by a single justice of this court.
The suspension of the plaintiff’s license was based on a determination by the commission that the plaintiff had violated a regulation of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
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