Legal Opinion
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1966No. 21610_1PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company, a federally regulated pipeline company, petitions the Court to review and set aside an about-face order of the Federal Power Commission. 1 This order establishes ratemaking principles reflecting the economic benefits the petitioner derives from using liberalized (accelerated) depreciation allowed the business community generally by Section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. 2
In a rate increase proceeding by Alabama-Tennessee, the Commission ruled that the company may no longer “normalize” 3 accelerated depreciation,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- City of Chicago, Illinois v. Federal Power Commission, Pipeline Production Group, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Evansville v. Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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