Legal Opinion
New Haven Water Co. v. Town of North Branford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 10, 1978PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from the tax assessment of its personal property by the town of North Branford on October 1, 1967, and October 1, 1968. The essential facts are not in dispute. At all relevant times, the plaintiff was a privately owned corporation engaged in the business of creating and furnishing a supply of water for domestic use in the city of New Haven and in eleven surrounding communities, including the town of North Branford. It was a “public service company” as defined in § 16-1 of the General Statutes and subject to the regulation and control of what was then known…
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