SHELL OIL COMPANY v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

No. 15900.

247 F.2d 900 (1957)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David T. Searls, R. H. Whilden, Houston, Tex., Oliver L. Stone, New York City, John Ben Shepperd, Atty. Gen. of Tex., Vinson, Elkins, Weems & Searls, Houston, Tex., Paxton Howard, Midland, Tex., William F. Kenney, New York City, for petitioner.

William L. Ellis, Atty., F. P. C., Willard W. Gatchell, Gen. Counsel, F. P. C., David S. Lichtenstein, Robert L. Russell, Attys., F. P. C., Washington, D. C., Mert Starnes, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Texas, amicus curiae.

Before BORAH, RIVES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This is a companion case to Deep South Oil Company of Texas v. Federal Power Commission, No. 15,849, 247 F.2d 882, in that Shell Oil Company, pursuant to Section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 717r (b), is seeking review of the order of the Federal Power Commission which is the subject also of review in the Deep South case.

While the facts in the instant case are similar to those presented...

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