Legal Opinion
Burke v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Polices and Bonds
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 12, 2016No. AC 15-P-475PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
In this appeal, we are again asked to consider whether a lifetime suspension is appropriate for a driver who, after having committed an operating under the influence (OUI) offense, causes a fatality in the course of a second OUI offense. Plaintiff Joseph Burke appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court upholding a decision of the defendant Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (board) that affirmed the denial by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles (registrar) of Burke’s application for reinstatement of his driver’s license pursuant to G. L. c. 90, § 24(l)(c)(4), as…
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