Legal Opinion
Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 19, 1978PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
These are five consolidated appeals from final decisions, orders, and rulings of the Department of Public Utilities (Department) in two separate rate proceedings involving Boston Edison Company (Company). In the first proceeding, D.P.U. 18200/18200-A (hereafter 18200/18200-A), the Department granted a rate increase based on 1974 as the test year. In the second, D.P.U. 18515 (hereafter 18515), the Department granted an increase based on 1975 as the test year. The appeals were filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Suffolk (county court) under G.L. c. 25, § 5. A single justice…
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3Cited by58 opinions
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