Legal Opinion
Consul, Ltd. v. Transco Energy Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1986No. Nos. 85-1729(L), 85-1971 and 85-1988PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
This case never crosses the threshold of antitrust analysis under § 2 of the Sherman Act.1 There is a mismatch between the assumed natural monopoly power of the defendant, Transco, in the market for transporting gas along its pipeline and the relevant market for Sherman Act purposes that the plaintiff, Consul, has chosen to plead. Consul contended that the relevant product in question was natural gas at the wellhead and the relevant geographical area was comprised of two natural gas fields in Mississippi, plus unnamed sources of natural gas to which Consul might be…
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