Legal Opinion
East Boothbay Water District v. Inhabitants
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 5, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
Plaintiff and defendant have reported this case upon complaint, answer and agreed statement of facts and seek a declaratory judgment, R. S. (1954), c. 107, §§ *3338, through 50; c. 103, § 15, P. L., 1959, c. 317, § 69, c. 378, § 67; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 72 (b), 155 Me. 573.
Defendant is a town and a municipal corporation. R. S., c. 90-A, § 2. By special enactment of the Legislature and in a proprietary as distinguished from a governmental function (Woodward v. Water District, 116 Me. 86, 90) it has owned a public, water utility system (R. S., c. 44, § 16, IV, XII, XVI, as amended)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holyoke Co. v. LymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Flagg Manufacturing Co. v. HolwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Kennebec Water District v. City of WatervilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1902
- Woodward v. Livermore Falls Water DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1917
- Inhabitants of Boothbay v. Inhabitants of Boothbay HarborSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1952
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3Cited by4 opinions
- POLAND TELEPHONE CO. v. Pine Tree Tel. & Tel. Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- City of Tucson v. El Rio Water CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- City of Thibodaux v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 1990