Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

This is an appeal by the Illinois Commerce Commission from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County, reversing an order of the commission, entered February 29, 1952, finding Mississippi River Fuel Corporation (hereinafter called Mississippi) to be a public utility within the meaning of section 10 of the Public Utilities Act of this State, and ordering it to comply with the provisions of that act with respect to its direct sales of natural gas to industrial customers in this State.

Mississippi was formed on February 8, 1928, under the laws of Delaware. It built and operates a natural…