Legal Opinion
Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. Southern Natural Gas Co.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided February 11, 1972No. Civ. A. 16060PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RICHARD C. FREEMAN, District Judge.
This action stems from the nation’s diminishing supply of natural gas. 1 Al though plaintiffs style the action as one for breach of contract, the gravamen of the complaint is an attack on the statutory authority and procedures followed by the Federal Power Commission (FPC) in the allocation of natural gas. Plaintiffs are three public utilities — • Atlanta Gas Light Company, Georgia Power Company and Savannah Electric and Power Company — and a regulatory agency of the State of Georgia- — the Georgia Public Service Commission. Defendants are an interstate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Pauling v. McElroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Rochester v. BondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. Federal Power Commission, General Motors Corporation, Intervenors. Mississippi Power and Light Company v. Federal Power Commission, General Motors Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- McLeran v. El Paso Natural Gas CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
- Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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