Legal Opinion
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1981No. 78-1789PublishedCited by 484 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The “filed rate doctrine” prohibits a federally regulated seller of natural gas from charging rates higher than those filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Natural Gas Act, 52 Stat. 821, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 717 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. III). The question before us is whether that doctrine forbids a state court to calculate damages in a breach-of-contract action based on an assumption that had a higher rate been filed, the Commission would have approved it.
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Respondents are producers of natural gas, and petitioner Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. (Arkla) is a…
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