Great Lakes Transmission Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission

Great Lakes Transmission Company, hereinafter Great Lakes, is a Delaware corporation not authorized to do business in Michigan. It has completed construction of a 36-inch gas pipeline from Emerson, Manitoba to St. Clair, Michigan, a distance of 989 miles, plus a 44-mile, 10-inch, pipeline to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Great Lakes is owned by Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited and by American Natural Gas Company. The main function of Great Lakes is to transport natural gas from Manitoba to Ontario; no direct sales to consumers are contemplated, although gas will be wholesaled to Michigan…