Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. Hadley-White Management Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ira B. Harkavy, J.

Some of my colleagues have taken the position that utilities are in the business of taking advantage of customers. In the instant case we have the unique situation of a customer taking advantage of a utility and the utility even co-operating in increasing its loss.

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