Legal Opinion
Wannacomet Water Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 20, 1963PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
Wannacomet Water Company (see St. 1880, c. 27; St. 1908, c. 548; St. 1928, c. 197) serves over 1,800 customers in Nantucket, of whom about 600 are seasonal. Its common stock is owned by Greenwich Water System, Inc.
Wannacomet filed new rate schedules to become effective July 1, 1961. The Department of Public Utilities suspended their operation and initiated an investigation as to their propriety. After hearings in April and May, 1961, interim rates were put into effect to afford Wannacomet some relief, pending experience with the use of recently installed meters. Wannacomet introduced further…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Lowell Gas Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Opinion of Justices to House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
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3Cited by15 opinions
- 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
- Boston Gas Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- G & M Employment Service, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- New York Central Railroad v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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