SUBSEQUENT EVENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

SUBSEQUENT EVENT [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 3, 2018 Wetherby, LLC filed a complaint against Artesian Resources Corporation and Artesian Wastewater Management, Inc., or the Defendants, in United States District Court for the District of Delaware.  The complaint alleges that the Defendants have engaged in monopolization and/or attempted monopolization in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act in connection with negotiating the terms upon which Artesian Wastewater Management, Inc. might provide wastewater services to a proposed development in Sussex County, Delaware.  The complaint seeks the following relief: a permanent injunction requiring Defendants to provide wastewater services; a declaration that the Defendants are a monopoly; a declaration that the Defendants' actions violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act; actual damages in an amount to be proved at trial, but not less than $10 million; treble damages under the Clayton Act, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorneys' fees; and such other relief as the Court deems just and proper.  We believe the claims are without merit and intend to defend the suit vigorously.