Legal Opinion
American Motorcyclist Ass'n v. PARK COMM. OF BROCKTON
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 5, 1992PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
This case concerns the adoption by the park commission of Brockton (commission) of a regulation banning the use of motorized cycles on roadways and other areas under the commission’s jurisdiction. 2 On September 30, 1987, the American Motorcyclist Association and James Slade (plaintiffs) filed a complaint against the commission seeking both an injunction against the commission’s enforcement of the regulation and a declaration that the regulation was unconstitutional. A judge in the Superior Court entered judgment in favor of the commission on August 19, 1988, and the Appeals Court affirmed on…
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