· 1/5/1962
Turnpike Amusement Park, Inc. v. Licensing Commission
Citations
- 179 N.E.2d 322
- 343 Mass. 435
- 1962 Mass. LEXIS 818
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- licensing authority’s policy of denying all applications for new and renewed licenses to operate pinball machines not supported by enabling statute and was arbitrary and capricious
- \The word `may' in a statute commonly imports discretion\
- “The word ‘may’ in a statute commonly imports discretion”
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Judges: Wilkins, Williams, Whittbmokb, Cutter, Spiegel
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