UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO.
v.
MOBILE GAS SERVICE CORP. ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 7-8, 1955.
Decided February 27, 1956.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas Fletcher argued the cause for petitioner in No. 17. With him on the brief was C. Huffman Lewis.
Howard E. Wahrenbrock argued the cause for the Federal Power Commission, petitioner in No. 31 and respondent in No. 17. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Sobeloff, Assistant Attorney General Burger, Acting Assistant Attorney General Leonard, Melvin Richter, Lionel Kestenbaum, Willard W. Gatchell, William J. Grove, Louis C. Kaplan and Drexel D. Journey.
William C. Chanler argued the cause for the Mobile Gas Service Corporation, respondent. With him on the brief was Samuel M. Johnston.
Troy Smith, Thomas B. Ramey and Bryce Rea, Jr. filed a brief for the City of Tyler, Texas, et al., as amici curiae, in support of the Mobile Gas Service Corporation.
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question presented in this case is whether under the Natural Gas Act, 52 Stat. 821, 15 U. S. C. § 717 et seq., a regulated natural gas company furnishing gas to a distributing company under a long-term contract may, without the consent of the distributing company, change the rate specified in the contract simply by filing a new rate schedule with the Federal...
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