Legal Opinion
Fred Oliver, Cross-Appellants v. Trunkline Gas Company, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1986No. 85-2323PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
I
In January 1972, the parties entered into a contract under which the defendant Trunkline was to purchase the plaintiff producers' natural gas at the maximum rate allowed by law. Under the applicable federal law, the maximum prices that may be charged for gas that is sent out of state differ depending on whether the gas was dedicated to interstate commerce before or after January 1, 1973. At the time the contract was formed, all parties apparently believed that the gas was to be dedicated to the interstate market immediately.
In fact, no gas from these…
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