Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 60 (2026)
Common nuisances
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Section 60. All alcoholic beverages which are kept for sale contrary to law and the implements and vessels actually used in selling and keeping the same are declared to be common nuisances.
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case, 1978–1978 · leading case: Johnson v. Martignetti, 375 N.E.2d 290 (Mass. 1978).
Johnson v. Martignetti, 375 N.E.2d 290 (Mass. 1978). “On February 20, 1975, fourteen taxpayers brought an action pursuant to G. L. c. 138, § 60, and G. L. c. 139, § 16A, 1 seeking to abate the use of a building on the ground that it was being used unlawfully as a liquor nuisance.”
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