COLEBROOK WATER CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF DEP'T OF PUB. WORKS

No. 6679.

114 N.H. 392 (1974)

COLEBROOK WATER COMPANY v. COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

June 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamblett, Kerrigan, LaTourette & Lopez and John P. Griffith (Mr. Griffith orally) for the plaintiff.

Warren B. Rudman, attorney general, and John C. Boeckeler, attorney (Mr. Boeckeler orally), for the defendant.


DUNCAN, J.

Plaintiff Colebrook Water Company was incorporated by Ch. 155, Laws of 1897 for the purposes of providing water for domestic and commercial use to the residents of Colebrook and for firefighting and other uses by the town. Id. § 1. By section 5 of this charter, the corporation was authorized to contract with the town for the provision of hydrants and water to the town, and the town was similarly authorized to contract with the company. Id...

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