Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Martignetti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 11, 1978PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
On February 20, 1975, fourteen taxpayers brought an action pursuant to G. L. c. 138, § 60, and G. L. c. 139, § 16A, 1 seeking to abate the use of a building on the ground that it was being used unlawfully as a liquor nuisance. Their claim of unlawful use was based on G. L. c. 138, § 15, commonly known as the “multiple ownership law,” which provides, in substance, that no person or combination of persons, directly or indirectly, shall be granted more than three liquor licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed away from the premises.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Blue Hills Cemetery, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Embalming & Funeral DirectingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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