Legal Opinion
City of New Haven v. New Haven Water Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 5, 1934PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
The New Haven Water Company, hereinafter referred to as the company, was organized under a charter granted by the General Assembly in 1849. Into it have been merged several other chartered water companies and it supplies water to and in several towns in addition to New Haven. In 1902 the company entered into a contract with the city of New Haven, the provisions of which included that the company should furnish the city with water for public and municipal purposes upon terms therein specified. It also provided that the rates to be charged to consumers in the city should be fair and reasonable,…
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