COMMONWEALTH v. CAPITOL THEATRE, INC.


325 Mass. 146 (1949)

89 N.E.2d 344

COMMONWEALTH vs. CAPITOL THEATRE, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

December 29, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.C. Thompson, for the defendant, submitted a brief.

H.R. Mayo, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, WILKINS, SPALDING, & COUNIHAN, JJ.


COUNIHAN, J.

This complaint was brought in the District Court of Lawrence. In substance it alleges that the defendant placed or maintained or permitted to be placed or maintained a sign or advertising device over Jackson Street, a public highway in the city of Lawrence, contrary to §§ 1 and 9 of an ordinance of the city of Lawrence enacted on April 28, 1921, by virtue of G.L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 85, § 8, and in effect on the date of this complaint.

...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases