Legal Opinion
Long Island Lighting Co. v. Maltbie
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1941PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBekgan, J.
Plaintiff Long Island Lighting Company is a “ gas corporation ” and an “ electric corporation ” as those terms are defined by section 2 of the Public Service Law. Defendants are the Public Service Commission and the members constituting the Commission. Plaintiff is the owner of 48,868 shares of the Kings County Lighting Company which it acquired for $5,141,704.11 by the permission of the Public Service Commission. The Kings County Lighting Company also is a “ gas corporation.” Both it and the plaintiff, therefore, are corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- James v. Alderton Dock Yards, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Kovarsky v. Brooklyn Union Gas Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Post v. Metropolitan Casualty InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Bronx Gas & Electric Co. v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- New York State Electric & Gas Corp. v. MaltbieNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by3 opinions
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