Legal Opinion
Kovarsky v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1938PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
This is a representative action brought by the plaintiff in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated to restrain the defendant from making a charge which the plaintiff calls a service charge and claims is illegal.
On June 5,1936, the plaintiff requested the defendant to discontinue the gas service at his home, and the defendant sent a man who shut off the gas by locking the meter. At plaintiff’s request, the defendant on September 9, 1936, turned on the gas and charged him one dollar for the re-connection.
Section 65 of the Public Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 48), subdivision 6,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- City of New York v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- City of Rochester v. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Matter of Leitner v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Schlosser v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- Zachary v. R. H. Macy & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Brame v. Ray Bills Finance Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1979
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