Legal Opinion
Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation v. Boston Gas Company, Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation v. Boston Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 1, 1983No. 82-1398, 82-1433PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The parties in this case, Boston Gas Company and Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation (“DOMAC”), have sued each other for money that each believes the other owes it under tariffs filed by DOMAC with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) governing DOMAC’s terminalling and storage of liquified natural gas (LNG). The district court accepted Boston Gas’s interpretation of the relevant tariff provisions and entered judgment with interest for Boston Gas. We believe that the doctrine of “primary jurisdiction,” United States v. Western Pacific Railroad Co., 352 U.S.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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