Legal Opinion
Columbia Gas of New York, Inc. v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1971PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
This is an action in which the plaintiff, Columbia Gas, seeks a declaration that certain contracts which defendant New York State Electric and Gas — one of the plaintiff’s competitors in upstate New York—has made or wishes to make with various municipalities are violative of section 65 of the Public Service Law and section 340 of the General Business Law, the so-called Donnelly Act.
In the areas in which the plaintiff and defendant compete, Columbia Gas is the sole distributor of natural gas, New York State Electric and Gas the sole distributor of electricity. Although the…
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