Legal Opinion
Florida Power Corporation v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1970No. 27404PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
In this petition to review a Federal Power Commission order requiring the interconnection of the electrical transportation lines of the Florida Power Company with the distribution system of the City of Gainesville, Florida, primarily to secure emergency back-up power to overcome outages, two basic issues are presented. First, Florida Power contends that the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S. C.A. § 791a et seq., does not give the Commission jurisdiction to order a privately owned power company to interconnect its lines with those of a municipally owned system that both…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- United States v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- New England Power Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
3Cited by5 opinions
- Gainesville Utilities Department v. Florida Power Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Otter Tail Power Company v. Federal Power Commission, and Village of Elbow Lake, MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Otter Tail Power Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Gainesville Utilities Department v. Florida Power Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Florida Power Corp. v. Gainesville Utilities DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1971