State Supreme Court / Mass.

Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney General

Decided June 3, 1980. Francis Quirico wrote the opinion for the court.

407 N.E.2d 297 · Cited 207 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Commonwealth v. DeCotis · 316 N.E.2d 748
Colella v. State Racing Commission · 274 N.E.2d 331
Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc. · 322 N.E.2d 768
York v. Sullivan · 338 N.E.2d 341
Commonwealth v. Cerveny · 367 N.E.2d 802
Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas · 390 N.E.2d 243
Linthicum v. Archambault · 398 N.E.2d 482
Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp. · 382 N.E.2d 1065
Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Public Health · 364 N.E.2d 1202
Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine · 392 N.E.2d 1036
Mechanics National Bank of Worcester v. Killeen · 384 N.E.2d 1231
Lowell Gas Co. v. Attorney General · 385 N.E.2d 240
Finkelstein v. Board of Registration in Optometry · 349 N.E.2d 346
DaLomba's Case · 227 N.E.2d 513
Floersheim v. Weinburger · 346 F. Supp. 950
Commonwealth v. Racine · 363 N.E.2d 500
PMP Associates, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co. · 321 N.E.2d 915
Federal Trade Commission v. R. F. Keppel & Bro. Inc. · 291 U.S. 304
Baldassari v. Public Finance Trust · 337 N.E.2d 701
Cleary v. Cardullo's, Inc. · 198 N.E.2d 281
Druzik v. Board of Health of Haverhill · 324 Mass. 129
Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. v. Department of Public Health · 393 N.E.2d 881
Schubach v. Household Finance Corp. · 376 N.E.2d 140
Department of Legal Affairs v. Rogers · 329 So. 2d 257
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney General · 280 N.E.2d 406

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