Legal Opinion

Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public Utilities

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 27, 1975PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.

These are two consolidated appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 25, § 5, 2 as amended through St. 1971, c. 485, from a decision and order of the Department of Public Utilities (the Department) granting an exemption under G. L. c. 40A, § 10, to New England LNG Company, Inc. (New England LNG), from a Fall River zoning ordinance. 3 The area involved consists of land in Fall River bordering on Mount Hope Bay on which New England LNG proposes to build a facility for the liquefaction, storage, transportation, and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG). 4 The first petition is brought by Save the Bay,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Board of Appeals of Hanover v. Housing Appeals Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  4. Boston Edison Co. v. Board of Selectmen of ConcordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
  5. School Committee of Springfield v. Board of EducationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Boston Edison Co. v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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  3. Barvenik v. Board of Aldermen of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
  4. Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n v. Secretary of the CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Harvard Square Defense Fund, Inc. v. Planning BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989

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