Legal Opinion
United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 27, 1956No. 17PublishedCited by 477 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The question presented in this case is whether under the Natural Gas Act, 52 Stat. 821, 15 U. S. C. § 717 et seq., a regulated natural gas company furnishing gas to a distributing company under a long-term contract may, without the consent of the distributing company, change the rate specified in the contract simply by filing a new rate schedule with the Federal Power Commission. The pertinent provisions of the Act are set forth in the margin.
Respondent Mobile Gas Service Corporation (Mobile), a distributor of natural gas to domestic and industrial users in Mobile, Alabama, acquires its gas…
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