Hawkins v. Vermont Hydro-Electric Corp.
Supreme Court of Vermont
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, C. J.
The petitionee excepted to certain legal propositions stated by the Public Service Commission in the abstract and basing its conclusions thereon, but as our concern is limited to the requirements of the case in hand we state such propositions in their concrete form and treat them accordingly.
Exception was saved to each of the holdings by the Commission that under the Constitution of this State the petitioner could pipe his house for electric lights in any manner he chose; and that, standing on his constitutional rights, he could adopt any system of wiring whatsoever, unless some lawfully…
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