UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO.
v.
MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 20-21, 1958.
Decided December 8, 1958.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ralph M. Carson argued the causes for petitioners in Nos. 23 and 26. With him on the brief for petitioner in No. 23 were Thomas Fletcher, C. Huffman Lewis, MortonE. Yohalem and James J. Higginson. On the brief for petitioners in No. 26 were John T. Cahill for the Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, William S. Tarver for the Southern Natural Gas Co., and Richard J. Connor and Daniel James, of counsel.
Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for the Federal Power Commission. With him on the brief were Willard W. Gatchell and William W. Ross.
George E. Morrow and Reuben Goldberg argued the causes and filed a brief for the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division et al., respondents.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance in Nos. 23, 25 and 26 were filed by Everett C. McKeage for the State of California et al., Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General, and Wade H. Creekmore, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Mississippi, George F. McCanless, Attorney General, and Allison B. Humphreys, Solicitor General, for the State of Tennessee, Stewart G. Honeck, Attorney General, and Roy G. Tulane, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Wisconsin, John J. O'Connell, Attorney General, and Frank P. Hayes, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Washington, Garner W. Green for the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Roger Arnebergh, John C. Banks, Peter Campbell Brown, J. Elliott Drinard, Marshall F. Hurley, J. Frank McKenna, John C. Melaniphy, Charles S. Rhyne and J. Parker Connor for the Member Municipalities of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.
We review a judgment of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which directed the Federal Power Commission to reject certain rate schedules for natural gas filed with it by petitioner United Gas Pipe Line Company (United) under § 4 (d) of the Natural Gas Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 821, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 717 et seq.
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