SUNRAY OIL CO. v. F. P. C.

No. 335.

364 U.S. 137 (1960)

SUNRAY MID-CONTINENT OIL CO. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Richter argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were M. Darwin Kirk, Homer E. McEwen, Jr. and Dale E. Doty.

Howard E. Wahrenbrock argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, Alan S. Rosenthal, Willard W. Gatchell, Robert L. Russell and Peter H. Schiff.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents an important question under the Natural Gas Act.1 This question, central to the case, is: When a company, proposing to make, under contract, jurisdictional sales2 of natural gas in interstate commerce, applies for a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required by the Act, and...

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