Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 28, 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The Boston Gas Company (Company) filed a complaint in the county court on December 8, 1981, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of St. 1981, c. 604 (Act). The full text of c. 604 is set out below. Following a hearing, a single justice denied the Company’s request for a temporary restraining order. The Department of Public Utilities (Department) filed an answer and counterclaim, and a motion to dismiss the complaint. The counterclaim seeks a declaration that the Act be given retroactive effect. At a hearing on the Department’s motion to dismiss and the parties’…
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