Legal Opinion
Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 24, 1983No. 81-1370PublishedCited by 847 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This case concerns the regulation by the State of Kansas of the price of natural gas sold at wellhead in the intrastate market. It presents a federal Contract Clause issue and a statutory issue.
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On September 27, 1975, The Kansas Power & Light Company (KPL), a public utility and appellee here, entered into two intrastate natural gas supply contracts with Clinton Oil Company, the predecessor-in-interest of appellant Energy Reserves Group, Inc. (ERG). Under the first contract, KPL agrees to purchase gas directly at the wellhead on the Spivey-Grabs Field in Kingman and Harper Counties in southern…
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