Legal Opinion
Town of Hingham v. Department of Telecommunications & Energy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 16, 2001PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, CJ.
The towns of Hingham and Hull (towns) appealed to a single justice of this court, pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, from a May 31, 1996, decision of the then Department of Public Utilities2 (department). The decision allowed the Massachusetts-American Water Company3 (company) to increase base rates for all its customers, and to impose a surcharge on certain customers to recover costs associated with its new water treatment plant (plant) in Hingham. The single justice reserved and reported the case to the full court.
In November, 1995, the company petitioned the department to increase…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Borden, Inc. v. Commissioner of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Town of Middleborough v. Housing Appeals CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- City of Springfield v. DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLEMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Leopoldstadt, Inc. v. Commissioner of the Division of Health Care Finance & PolicyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Department of Telecommunications & EnergyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Inc. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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