Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans, St. of La. v. United Gas PL Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 6, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-2049, 74-2324, 74-2659PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
In yet another battle of the legal war that may fix the burden of, and determine who may profit from, the nationwide shortage of natural gas, 1 Louisiana Power & Light (LP&L), Gulf States Utilities (GSU), and New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI), all of whom purchase natural gas from United Gas Pipeline Co., Ltd. (United) and are classified as direct sales purchasers, 2 filed suit in Louisiana state court against United for damages resulting from its failure to deliver the amounts of gas specified in the contracts between the parties. The plaintiffs alleged…
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