Legal Opinion
Weymouth v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1966No. 21096PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
As with another case this day decided,1 this one, thought by the parties to be a private controversy, turns out to have transcendent public interest issues. In each, besides deciding the private law questions, we direct a reference to the Federal Power Commission for it to determine under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction the jurisdiction of the FPC over rates to be paid for gas royalty.
This appeal by both sides is from a contest between Lessors, the owners of the royalty interest on the 100,000-acre Masterson ranch located in the middle of the gas-rich West…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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