Legal Opinion
Bacher v. Public Service Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 17, 1979No. 78-203PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
This is the companion case of Legislative Util. Consumers’ Council v. Pub. Serv. Co., 119 N.H. 332, 402 A.2d 626 (1979). The plaintiff, a customer of the defendant Public Service Company of New Hampshire (company), has refused to pay those portions of his electric bills which he regards as representing Construction Work In Progress (CWIP) charges. The cost of raising capital for the company’s plant under construction is funded by CWIP charges. The plaintiff alleges that assessing him these charges is inequitable because he will not be in the State when the company’s plant under construction…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Legislative Utility Consumers' Council v. Public Service Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Spintman v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Haverhill Gas Co. v. FindlenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Sullivan v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Lorenz v. StearnsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1932
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- Northern View Water Supply Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979