Legal Opinion
Thatcher v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1950No. 12946PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented by this appeal is whether the provisions of Section 7(h) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, 1 afford a constitutional basis for the expropriation of an easement and right-of-way for the construction of a gas pipe line across appellant’s land by the appellee, a natural gas company, constructing such a pipe line under authority of a certificate of public convenience and necessity granted by the Federal Power Commission. Appellee, hereinafter called the gas company, instituted a proceeding in the United States District Court for the Western…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Illinois Natural Gas Co. v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Georgia Power Co. v. 54.20 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Georgia Association of Retarded Citizens v. Dr. Charles McDaniel in His Official Capacity as State Superintendent of SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- State of New Jersey v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1959
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