Legal Opinion

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1951No. Docket 27, Calendar 43,716PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBoyles, C. J.

The issue in this case is whether the direct sale of natural'gas to local consumers in Michigan by the plaintiff, an interstate pipe-line company, is within the jurisdiction of the Michigan public service commission.

The Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company (hereinafter called Panhandle), a Delaware corporation, is engaged in the interstate transportation of natural gas by pipe line from Texas and other States into Michigan. It is an interstate natural gas pipe-line company, subject to regulation by the Federal power commission under the Federal natural gas act (15 USC, § 717 et seq.). It sells…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Public Service Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Huron Portland Cement Co. v. Public Service CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Lakehead Pipe Line Co. v. DehnMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Iowa State Commerce Commission v. Northern Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  5. Public Utilities Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1960

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