Legal Opinion
Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 23, 1961No. 45PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The question in these cases is whether the Federal Power Commission has gone beyond the scope of its delegated authority in denying a certificate of public convenience and necessity under § 7 (e) of the Natural Gas Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 821, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 717 et seq.1 The principal respondents 2 are Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (Transco), a pipeline company *4engaged in transporting natural gas in interstate commerce, and Consolidated Edison Co. (Con. Ed.), a public utility in New York City which uses gas under its boilers and also sells gas to domestic consumers. In 1957…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Pennsylvania v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Guss v. Utah Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by198 opinions
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners GuildSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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