Legal Opinion

Mississippi Valley Gas Company v. Federal Power Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1968No. 25171PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Urging that the Federal Power Commission’s action in this case was arbitrary and capricious and constituted an abuse of discretion, Mississippi Valley Gas Company (Mississippi), a distributor of natural gas, by its petition for review 1 challenges the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity 2 enabling Humble Gas Transmission Company (Humble), an interstate pipeline company supplying Mississippi, to sell gas directly to Diamond National Corporation (Diamond), a manufacturer located in Mississippi’s area of service. We affirm.

Mississippi is exempt from…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. McLean Trucking Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. City Of Pittsburgh v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  5. City of Pittsburgh v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eastex Aviation, Inc. v. The Sperry and Hutchinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. Royal Crown Bottling Co. v. Royal Crown Cola Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1972
  3. Humble Gas Transmission Company v. Mississippi Power & Light Company, and Mississippi Valley Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Eastex Aviation, Inc. v. The Sperry and Hutchinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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