Legal Opinion
Kentucky West Virginia Gas Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 1986No. 85-5779PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
The Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company (“Kentucky West”) and the Equitable Gas Company (“Equitable Gas”) appeal from a final order of the district court dismissing their complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, 620 F.Supp. 1458. The district court held that Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315, 63 S.Ct. 1098, 87 L.Ed. 1424 (1943), and Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), mandated that it abstain from reaching the merits of the companies’ complaint. Subject matter jurisdiction in the district court was premised on…
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