Legal Opinion
Southbridge Water Supply Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 3, 1975PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
This is an appeal by Southbridge Water Supply Company (the company) pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, from an order of the Department of Public Utilities (the department) which (a) denied the company’s motion to modify a decision of the department as to the “rate base” to be used in determining the company’s water rates and corresponding rate of return on capital and (b) ordered the company to pay certain refunds to its customers, for overcharges allegedly resulting from a delay in the customary billing dates to customers.
On October 16, 1969, the company filed a proposed schedule of rates and…
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