SALISBURY WATER SUPPLY CO. v. SALISBURY


341 Mass. 42 (1960)

167 N.E.2d 320

THE SALISBURY WATER SUPPLY COMPANY vs. TOWN OF SALISBURY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

May 4, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis A. Cyr, Town Counsel, for the defendant.

James W. Santry, Jr., for the plaintiff.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WILLIAMS, COUNIHAN, & CUTTER, JJ.


CUTTER, J.

The plaintiff (the company) was organized under Sp. St. 1915, c. 243, to supply water in Salisbury. Its charter was amended by St. 1935, c. 357. By the 1915 act and by the 1935 amendment, the company was authorized to "make ... contracts with ... [the] town." From December 21, 1949, to October 2, 1956, the company made nine contracts with the town to construct water line extensions to serve premises and hydrants...

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