Legal Opinion

Montana Power Co. v. Federal Power Commission

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 20, 1940No. 9322PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANEY, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to review an order of the Federal Power Commission denying petitioner’s application for a license to construct an electric power transmission line.

Missoula, Montana, is about 70 miles northwest of Anaconda, Montana. The Flathead power project is about 50 miles north and slightly west of Missoula. The Thompson Falls, Montana, power project is about 45 miles west of the Flathead project. Petitioner has power facilities at and near Anaconda for serving Anaconda and points easterly and northeasterly therefrom. It has power facilities at Missoula to serve Missoula…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. United States v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. New Jersey v. SargentSupreme Court of the United States · 1926

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Alabama Power Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  2. Northwestern Electric Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
  3. Namekagon Hydro Company v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
  4. Daniel Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2023
  5. Public Utilities Commission v. Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

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