Legal Opinion
City of Middletown v. Hartford Electric Light Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 3, 1984No. 10613PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The principal issue in this case is whether the plaintiffs have established the factual and legal predicates of their environmental challenge to the defendants’ proposed disposal of toxic substances. The plaintiffs, the city of Middletown and Robert W. Frank, *593the city’s zoning enforcement officer, brought an action in eight counts to enjoin the defendants, the Hartford Electric Light Company (HELCO) and its parent company, Northeast Utilities, from burning mineral oil containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at HELCO’s electric generating plant in Middletown. The trial court, after a full…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Inc. v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by36 opinions
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