Any municipality owning or operating a plant or plants for the manufacture and distribution of gas or electricity for furnishing light, by virtue hereof, shall be responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property, happening or arising by reason of the maintenance or operation of the same, in the same manner and to the same extent as though the same were owned and operated by individuals or by a private corporation.
(1949 Rev., S. 729.)
Cited. 235 C. 408.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 101 - Municipal Gas and Electric Plants
Section 7-213. - Municipalities may establish plants.
Section 7-214. - Requirements for exercise of authority.
Section 7-215. - Preliminary vote in towns or boroughs.
Section 7-216. - Board of commissioners.
Section 7-217. - Issuance of debt.
Section 7-217a. - Temporary notes. Method of issuance and payment.
Section 7-218. - Reconstruction or enlargement of plant.
Section 7-219. - Assessment for pipes and other appliances.
Section 7-220. - Manufacture and distribution.
Section 7-221. - Keeping of accounts.
Section 7-222a. - Rate for interconnection of generation facilities.
Section 7-224. - Purchase by municipality of plant owned by a corporation.
Section 7-225. - When purchase to embrace entire plant.
Section 7-226. - Determination of plant value.
Section 7-227. - Valuation of capital paid in property.
Section 7-228. - Compulsory purchase by municipality.
Section 7-229. - Remonstrance to acceptance of report.
Section 7-231. - Private rights extinguished by municipal purchase.
Section 7-232. - Damages by reason of operating plant.
Section 7-232a. - Information exempt from Freedom of Information Act.