Legal Opinion
Boston Edison Co. v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 18, 1984PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case raises the issue whether the city of Boston, a municipal consumer of electric power, may be charged interest when it fails to pay its bills on time. A judge in the Superior Court found that the city was liable for interest, but only on bills that came due after June 27, 1977, the effective date of St. 1977, c. 328, amending G. L. c. 164, § 94D. He therefore allowed partial summary judgment in favor of Boston Edison Company (Edison). Both parties have appealed from this judgment. The city claims that it cannot be charged interest, the provision of § 94D notwithstanding, while Edison…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Adalian Bros. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Urban Transport, Inc. v. Mayor of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Plasko v. OrserMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
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