BROWNING-FERRIS INDUS. v. PUBLIC UTIL. COMM'N

No. 7369.

116 N.H. 261 (1976)

BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch and Silas Little III (Mr. Little orally) for the plaintiff.

David H. Souter, attorney general, and John L. Ahlgren, assistant attorney general (Mr. Ahlgren orally), for the State of New Hampshire.

McLane, Graf, Greene, Raulerson & Middleton, Charles A. DeGrandpre and Grenville Clark III (Mr. DeGrandpre orally) for the intervenor companies opposing this application.


GRIFFITH, J.

Pursuant to RSA 375-B:7 (Supp. 1975) the plaintiff sought from the public utilities commission a contract carrier permit to operate as a motor carrier of refuse in ninety-one cities and towns in the State of New Hampshire. After hearing, the commission denied the plaintiff's application on the ground that the grant of authority requested would not be consistent with the public interest. Plaintiff's motion for rehearing was denied, and it appealed to this...

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