Legal Opinion
Public Service Commission v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 27, 1976No. Nos. 73-1647, 73-1793 and 73-1794PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MARKEY.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
MARKEY, Chief Judge,
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals:
These appeals present the question of whether the Federal Power Commission (Commission) may permit application of previously established “new” gas rates to flowing natural gas (“old” gas) sold pursuant to a new contract which replaces an expired contract. We answer in the affirmative.
The Facts
The seeds for these appeals were sown by the issuance of the Commission’s Opinion No. 639.1 The Commission…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Garrett Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Placid Oil Company, Sola II v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- The Second National Natural Gas Rate Cases American Public Gas Association v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennzoil Producing Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Koch Industries, Inc. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Public Service Commission for the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Continental Oil Company, Intervenors. Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Power Commission, Phillips Petroleum Company, Intervenors. Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Power Commission, Mobil Oil Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennzoil Producing Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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