Legal Opinion
American Hoechest Corp. v. DEPT. OF PUB. UTILITIES
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 7, 1980PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The Massachusetts Electric Company (company), in filing new rates and charges designed to increase its annual revenues, proposed a reduced rate for certain elderly poor customers. The Department of Public Utilities (department) authorized an increase in revenue substantially less than requested and approved the special rate for the elderly poor. The company had proposed that revenue lost by implementation of the reduced rate be recouped from the other residential customers. The department rejected this plan and ordered the costs of the reduced rate to be shared equally by all customer…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Save the Bay, Inc. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Rhode Island Consumers' Council v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Costello v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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