Legal Opinion
Trask v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 22, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWathen, C.J.
[¶ 1] George Trask appeals from a judgment of the Public Utilities Commission granting the City of Gardiner and the Towns of West Gardiner, Richmond, and Litchfield the right of first refusal to purchase the New Mills Dam property. Trask argues that the Commission erroneously interpreted Chapter 691 of its Rules and that the Commission erroneously applied 35-A M.R.S.A. § 6109 (Supp.1998) instead of relying exclusively upon the Dam Abandonment Act (38 M.R.S.A. §§ 901-909 (Pamph.1998)). Finding no error, we affirm.
[¶ 2] The facts may be summarized as follows: The New Mills Dam (the “Dam”) is…
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- South Portland Civil Service Commission v. City of South PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- City of Allegan v. Iosco Land Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
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