Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Director of the Division on the Necessaries of Life

This is a bill in equity and comes to this court upon the reservation of a judge of the Superior Court, “upon the pleadings and statement of agreed facts,” it appearing that the parties “have agreed on all material facts not admitted in the pleadings and that the case is ripe for the entry of final decree thereon.” G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 214, § 31. The constitutionality of § 295E, inserted in G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 94 by St. 1939, c. 459, § 1, is involved, as well as the applicability to the plaintiffs of said § 295E, and of § 295C of said c. 94 in the amended form appearing in said c. 459.

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