Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Co. v. City of Newton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 14, 1997PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiff filed an action for declaratory relief pursuant to G. L. c. 231 A, arguing that § 26-11 of the Revised Ordinances of Newton, as amended by Newton Ordinance No. T-161, was preempted by State law and constituted an improper tax. On cross motions for summary judgment, a Superior Court judge allowed the city of Newton’s (city) motion. The plaintiff appealed. We granted the city’s application for direct appellate review.
The following facts are undisputed. The ordinance at issue imposes a monetary cost on public utility companies such as the Boston Gas Company as a prerequisite to…
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