CITIES SERVICE GAS CO. v. COLUMBIAN FUEL CORP.


155 A.2d 879 (1959)

CITIES SERVICE GAS COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIAN FUEL CORPORATION, a corporation, Defendant. CITIES SERVICE GAS COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle.

November 12, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Morris, Jr., and Howard L. Williams, Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for plaintiff, Conrad C. Mount, O. R. Stites, Joe Rolston, Jr., Gordon J. Quilter and Robert R. McCracken, Oklahoma City, Okl., of counsel.

James M. Tunnell, Jr., and Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for defendants, Clark, Carr & Ellis, New York City, of counsel, for Columbian Fuel Corp.

Paul F. Schlicher, New York City, and Alfred C. DeCrane, Jr., Houston, Tex., of counsel, for Texas Co.


CHRISTIE, Judge.

Plaintiff Cities operates pipelines through which it distributes natural gas in interstate commerce for resale to its customers. Defendant Columbian produces natural gas.1

In 1949 and 1951 plaintiff and defendant entered into gas purchase contracts providing for the purchase by the plaintiff over a long period of natural gas produced by defendants in the Hugoton Field...

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