Legal Opinion
Boston Real Estate Board v. Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 26, 1956PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
These are bills in equity under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 25, § 5,* 1 to review an order of the department of public utilities (the department) dated March 4, 1953, addressed to the elimination of the competitive resale of electricity purchased from Boston Edison Company (Edison) at wholesale rates. The plaintiffs in the first case are owners, managers and operators of rental real estate in Boston, who engage in or have an interest in the business of resale of electricity to tenants or others who can be served without crossing a public way (see G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 164, §§ 87, 88), and the Boston…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Boston Edison Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Cambridge Electric Light Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Utah Public Service CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- American Hoechest Corp. v. DEPT. OF PUB. UTILITIESMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Attorney General v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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