Legal Opinion
Boston Gas Company v. Century Indemnity
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 10, 2008No. 07-1452PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This is a dispute between Boston Gas Company (“Boston Gas”), the largest pro vider of natural gas in the New England area, and one of its insurers, Century Indemnity Company (“Century”). Before natural gas became the primary source of energy in New England, Boston Gas produced gas fuel at facilities called manufactured gas plants, known in the industry as “MGPs”. These MGPs created gas by heating coal in large ovens, generating gas which was then purified and piped out for use.
This process also produced a variety of byproducts, including ash, drip oil, tar and coke. Many…
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