Legal Opinion
Bertone v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 6, 1992PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
Mario Bertone and Joan Bertone (Bertones) appeal from an order of the Department of Public Utilities (department) granting summary judgment to the Hull Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP), and denying their request as interveners for summary judgment. The department’s order was entered in connection with a petition by HMLP to determine the validity of its contribution-in-aid-of-construction (hook-up charge) provisions which were applied to collect a charge from the Bertones as a condition of the supply of electrical service to their condominium project. The department concluded essentially that…
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