Legal Opinion
Town of Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1978PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cooke, J.
This case is another episode in the controversy over the supply of public utility services as between a municipal corporation and a privately owned public utility. We voice no policy preference but determine the rights of these parties under article 14-A of the General Municipal Law.
The scenario is laid in the northern reaches of our State. The combatants are the Town of Massena in St. Lawrence County (Massena), a municipal corporation, and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk), a stock corporation presently supplying electrical energy to the region.…
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