Legal Opinion
Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1963No. 62PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question in this case is whether orders of the Kansas State Corporation Commission which require the *86appellant, an interstate pipeline company, to purchase gas ratably from all wells connecting with its pipeline system in each gas field within the State1 invalidly encroach upon the exclusive regulatory jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission conferred by the Natural Gas Act, 15 U. S. C. §§ 717-717w.
The appellant’s pipeline system is connected to some 1,100 natural gas wells in the Kansas Hugoton Field2 under about 125 purchase contracts between the appellant and various producers.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by183 opinions
- Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- California ex rel Lockyer v. Dynegy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
178 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.