Legal Opinion

Cedar Island Improvement Assn. v. Clinton Electric Light & Power Co.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 3, 1955PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.

The plaintiffs petitioned the public utilities commission to order the defendants, The Clinton Electric Light and Power Company and The Connecticut Light and Power Company, to serve Cedar Island with electric current as required, it is claimed, by § 5673 of the General Statutes. The petition was denied, 1 and the plaintiffs appealed to the Superior Court, where the commission, upon its own motion, was made a party defendant. The court reserved the matter for the advice of this court.

The stipulated facts can be stated briefly as follows: Cedar Island is located in Clinton Harbor east of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Interstate Commerce Commission v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  2. Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  3. West Hartford Education Assn., Inc. v. DeCourcySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  4. Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Water Resources CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
  5. Clark v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958

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