Legal Opinion
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 30, 1981No. Nos. 78-1632, 78-2193PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:
The challenge here is to orders of the Federal Power Commission1 denying Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) a rate increase on natural gas shipments made while a presidential price freeze was in effect.2 The issues presented are close and complex, but we believe the Commission ultimately ruled correctly. We accordingly affirm the orders under review.
I. THE TWO STATUTES
Natural gas companies must, under Section 4(a) of the Natural Gas Act, charge just and reasonable…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by2 opinions
- George Squillacote v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Intervenor. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981