Legal Opinion
Mesa Petroleum Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1971No. 28229PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought by petitioner, Mesa Petroleum Co., successor in interest to Hugoton Production Company, seeking review under 15 U.S.C. § 717r of an order of the respondent, Federal Power Commission, denying Hugoton’s application to abandon, nunc pro tunc, deliveries of gas to Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company. Petitioner will hereinafter be referred to as “Hugoton”.
The congeries of legal problems that have arisen in this action can best be understood by a thorough examination of events dating back to 1948. In that year Hugoton was organized as a subsidiary of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ederal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Placid Oil Company, Sola II v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Public Service Commission for the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Consolidated Gas Transmission Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Ecee, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. McCombsSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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