Legal Opinion
Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 7, 1945No. Nos. 379, 380PublishedCited by 459 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The Federal Power Commission after an investigation and hearing entered orders under § 5 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 823, 15 U. S. C. § 717d) finding the interstate wholesale rates of petitioners to be excessive by specified amounts per year and requiring petitioners to reduce the rates accordingly. 43 P. U. R. (N. S.) 205. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the Commission’s orders. 142 F. 2d 943. The cases are here on petitions for certiorari which we granted, limited to the few questions to which we will presently advert.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by459 opinions
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- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Greater Boston Television Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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