Legal Opinion
Biddeford and Saco Gas Co. v. Portland Gas Light Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 4, 1967PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARDEN, Justice.
On appeal by Biddeford and Saco Gas Company (Biddeford) from a majority decree of the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) consenting to Portland Gas Light Company’s (Portland) furnishing and extending its distribution of natural gas throughout York County and the denial of Biddeford’s petition for recognition of its alleged subsisting franchise and for cancellation of its authority granted by the Commission in 1960 to abandon gas distribution service.
The issues are framed by a petition on December 23, 1965, subsequently amended, by Portland for consent from the Commission…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Public Utilities Commission v. Cole's ExpressSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958
- Public Utilities Commission v. Johnson Motor TransportSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1951
- In re Samoset Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1926
- Public Utilities Commission v. City of Lewiston Water CommissionersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1924
- Application of BallardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re O'Donnell's ExpressSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Dickinson v. Maine Public Service CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- In Re LefebvreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
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