Legal Opinion
Ederal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 10, 1949No. 558PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
Stated broadly this certiorari brings before us for review a problem involving the scope of the power over the gas reserves of a natural-gas company given, to the Federal Power Commission by the Natural Gas Act. 52 Stat. 821, as amended, 56 Stat. 83. Specifically the question to be decided is whether a natural-gas company, subject to the Act, may sell the leases covering an estimated twelve per cent, of its total gas reserves without the approval and contrary to an order of the Commission.
The issue is madé very sharply because the District Court .and the Court of Appeals have refused an…
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