Legal Opinion
Marjorie Linder Cooley v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 12, 1988No. 87-1249PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from a grant by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) of a license to Clifton Power Corporation (Clifton) for the operation of a small hydroelectric plant on the Pacolet River, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The license is challenged by Marjorie Linder Cooley, the owner of a one-half acre strip of riparian land flooded by the project.
The principal issue in the case is whether the Commission may grant licenses under § 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA or thé Act), 16 U.S.C.…
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- United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Udall v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Puget Sound Power & Light Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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