Legal Opinion
Spence v. Boston Edison Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 15, 1983PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case was brought by Lewis H. Spence, receiver, on behalf of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), against Boston Edison Company (Edison) and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). 3 The BHA challenged the validity of Multiple Housing Rate K (Rate K), the rate promulgated by the DPU under which Edison charges the BHA for electricity, on the grounds that it was unconstitutionally discriminatory and in violation of G. L. c. 93A. In addition, the BHA alleged that minimum monthly charges for unoccupied apartments violated a contract between Edison and the BHA and G. L. c. 93A, § 11. It also…
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