Legal Opinion

Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 22, 1952No. 12PublishedCited by 227 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas

Respondent applied to petitioner under § 4 (e) of the Federal Power Act, 41 Stat. 1065, 49 Stat. 840, 16 U. S. C. § 797 (e), for a license to construct, operate, and maintain a hydroelectric project (known as the Bliss development) on the Snake River in southern Idaho. This project included a dam and power plant occupying some 500 acres of lands of the United States and two transmission lines. These lines for most of their length crossed lands of the United States and joined the company’s interconnected primary transmission system.

The United States has power projects in this area; and the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. City & County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by227 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Kleppe v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. South Prairie Construction Co. v. Local No. 627, International Union of Operating EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952

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