· 7/5/1979
Newell v. Rent Board of Peabody
Citations
- 392 N.E.2d 837
- 378 Mass. 443
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting Peabody park owners’ claims that the 1976 Enabling Law violated their rights to equal protection
- city council sought legislation to permit city to adopt ordinance controlling rents
- “[T]he regulation of rents may not continue beyond the emergency. The continuing existence of an emergency is a question that may be presented for further consideration, not only to the Legislature and the city, but also to the courts”
- regulation of rents may not continue beyond emergency
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Kaplan, Wilkins
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