Legal Opinion
Simon v. State Examiners of Electricians
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1985PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiffs challenge a rule promulgated by the State Examiners of Electricians (examiners), which effec*239tively requires that only licensed electricians install fire or burglar alarm systems in the Commonwealth.2 The plaintiffs prevailed in the Superior Court, which held the rule to be invalid, but a divided panel of the Appeals Court reversed. See Simon v. State Examiners of Electricians, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 17 (1984). We granted the plaintiffs’ application for further appellate review, and we now disagree with the conclusion of the Appeals Court and affirm the judgment for the plaintiffs…
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