Legal Opinion
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1978No. 76-4380PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (Land) petitions for review of an order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1 We must decide whether FERC erred in determining that Land made a sale of natural gas subject to FERC jurisdiction and in requiring Land to pay refunds. We find no error in the FERC jurisdictional conclusion and nothing unreasonable, arbitrary or abusive of discretion in the refund order. Accordingly, we affirm.
Land leased mineral rights in its property to a predecessor of Amoco Production Company (Amoco), a gas producer. The lease…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Continental Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Ecee, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Estate of L. D. French v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Clifford L. Alexander, Secretary of the Army v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Cities Service Gas Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Edwin L. Cox v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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