Legal Opinion
Bay Colony Railroad Corporation v. Town of Yarmouth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 29, 2015No. SJC 11608PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, C.J.
On June 30, 1989, the town of Yarmouth (town) entered into a transportation contract (contract) with the Bay Colony Railroad Corporation (Bay Colony) whereby Bay Colony was to transport solid waste from the town’s waste transfer station to a waste-to-energy facility in Rochester (facility) operated by the SEMASS Partnership (SEMASS). At that time, Bay Colony operated several rail lines in southeastern Massachusetts, including rail lines between the town and Rochester, pursuant to a lease agreement with the Commonwealth. However, in the fall of 2007, the Commonwealth notified Bay Colony that,…
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