Legal Opinion
Boston Consolidated Gas Co. v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 12, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.
This is a bill in equity under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 25, § 5, for the annulment as confiscatory of an order of the department entered September 28, 1948, disallowing a schedule of rates for gas which had been filed by the company, and permitting it to file new and lower rates.
When the case was here before (Boston Consolidated Gas Co. v. Department of Public Utilities, 327 Mass. 103), it appeared from the master’s first report that, in order that the company might operate successfully, maintain its financial integrity, attract capital, and compensate its investors properly for the risks…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Carilli v. HerseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Cook v. ScheffreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Smith v. LloydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Joyner v. Lenox Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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- Sykes v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Agway, Inc. v. SchmitterMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1983