State Supreme Court / Mass.

Commonwealth v. Sees

Decided March 3, 1978. Francis Quirico wrote the opinion for the court.

373 N.E.2d 1151 · Cited 64 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

City of Revere v. Aucella · 338 N.E.2d 816
Boston Licensing Board v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission · 328 N.E.2d 848
Crownover v. Musick · 509 P.2d 497
Yauch v. State, City of Tucson · 514 P.2d 709
Commonwealth v. a Juvenile · 334 N.E.2d 617
Commonwealth v. Horton · 310 N.E.2d 316
Hoffman v. Carson · 250 So. 2d 891
Connolly v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission · 138 N.E.2d 131
Koppinger v. City of Fairmont · 248 N.W.2d 708
Wayside Restaurant, Inc. v. City of Virginia Beach · 215 Va. 231
Supreme Malt Products Co. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission · 133 N.E.2d 775
Attwood v. Purcell · 402 F. Supp. 231
City of Seattle v. Marshall · 521 P.2d 693
Wright v. Town of Huxley · 249 N.W.2d 672
Midtown Palace, Inc. v. City of Omaha · 229 N.W.2d 56
Starshock, Inc. v. Shusted · 370 F. Supp. 506
Saxe v. Brennan · 416 F. Supp. 892
Robinson v. State · 253 Ark. 882

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