Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1991No. 69853, 69856, 69857 and 69865PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Miller
This case involves the efforts of Illinois natural gas distribution companies (distributors) to pass through to their customers the “take-or-pay” costs which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requires distributors to pay to help relieve interstate gas pipeline companies (pipelines) of the pipelines’ take-or-pay obligations to gas producers. The pipelines’ liability arose from long-term contracts formed between pipelines and natural gas producers before FERC allowed distributors to purchase gas directly from producers. The issue before this court is whether the Illinois Commerce…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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