Legal Opinion
Town Taxi Inc. v. Police Commissioner of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 23, 1979PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
The plaintiffs, operators of taxicabs in the city of Boston (Companies), brought this civil action against the police commissioner of the city of Boston (Commissioner) to obtain declaratory and injunctive relief from certain provisions of Special Order No. 76-59 (Special Order), which was issued by the Commissioner on June 18,1976, and which purports to regulate various aspects of the Companies’ business activities. Following an evidentiary hearing, a judge of the Superior Court entered a decree upholding certain parts of the Special Order and enjoining enforcement of other parts. The…
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