Henry B. Byors & Sons, Inc. v. Board of Water Commissioners of Northborough

This is a bill in equity for a declaratory decree brought by the plaintiff, Henry B. Byors & Sons, Inc. (Byors), a plumbing subcontractor of the defendant Sarno Construction Co., Inc. (Sarno), the general contractor. Other defendants are the Northborough Housing Authority (the housing authority) and the board of water commissioners of the town of Northborough (the water commissioners). The bill seeks a declaration as to the validity of a “demand charge” imposed by the water commissioners as a condition precedent to providing water service to the building units owned by the housing authority…