POLAND TELEPHONE CO. v. PINE TREE TEL. & TEL. CO.


218 A.2d 487 (1966)

POLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY v. The PINE TREE TEL. & TEL. CO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

April 5, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, by Frederick G. Taintor, Lewiston, for plaintiff.

McLean, Southard & Hunt, by Frank E. Southard, Jr., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, TAPLEY, MARDEN, RUDMAN and DUFRESNE, JJ.


WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.

The Pine Tree Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pine Tree) appeals from the denial by the Public Utilities Commission of its request for an order that Poland Telephone Company (Poland) cease and desist from providing telephone service in a certain area (the disputed area) in Gray. The Commission in its decree said: "* * * we find that the Commission has no statutory authority to issue any order to any utility created by private and special...

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