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HARNESS TRACKS SECURITY, INC. v. BAY STATE RACEWAY

374 Mass. 362 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 353

HARNESS TRACKS SECURITY, INC. vs. BAY STATE RACEWAY, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

February 14, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Sylvia for the defendant.

Robert W. Kelley, Kevin J. Reddington, & Jeremiah F. Buckley for the plaintiff, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.

BRAUCHER, J.

The plaintiff seeks payment for services rendered under a written contract with the defendant. Recovery was denied because the plaintiff had no license under G.L.c. 147, §§ 22-30, to conduct a private detective business in Massachusetts. We agree with the trial judge that the statute was violated, but, applying the criteria laid down in Town Planning & Eng'r Assocs. v. Amesbury Specialty Co., 369 Mass. 737...

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