· 6/25/1982
Para/Medical Supplies, Inc. v. City of Cambridge
Citations
- 14 Mass. App. Ct. 86
- 436 N.E.2d 986
- 1982 Mass. App. LEXIS 1365
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a public purpose must not be “’set up as a mere pretext to conceal a private purpose”
- Court will defer to municipal corporation “until it is seen that [its] discretion is abused by a willful perversion of [its lawful] power to illegal ends or abuse of its exercise that demands restriction”
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Judges: Perretta
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