Legal Opinion
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1987No. 86-4424PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Once again we review a facet of the administrative proceedings, begun sixteen years ago before the Federal Power Commission, involving United Gas Pipe Line Company’s curtailment of natural gas to its customers during the nation-wide natural gas shortages of the 1970’s. We review Opinions Nos. 237 and 237-A, in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariffs stating that United is not liable for contract damages arising from deliveries of natural gas curtailed in compliance with a filed curtailment plan unless United, through negligence,…
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