Legal Opinion
United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 20, 1941No. 12PublishedCited by 444 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This case involves the scope of the federal commerce power in relation to conditions in licenses, required by the Federal Power Commission, for the construction of hydroelectric dams in navigable rivers of the United States. To reach this issue requires, preliminarily, a decision as to the navigability of the New River, a watercourse flowing through Virginia and West Virginia. The district court and the circuit court of appeals have both held that the New River ¡is not navigable, and that the United States cannot enjoin the respondent from constructing and putting into operation a…
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