MINNEAPOLIS GAS COMPANY v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

No. 15452.

294 F.2d 212 (1961)

MINNEAPOLIS GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George C. Mastor, Minneapolis, Minn., with whom Messrs. P. L. Farnand, Minneapolis, Minn., and George C. Pardee, Omaha, Neb., were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Sol., Federal Power Commission, with whom Mr. John C. Mason, Gen. Counsel, Federal Power Commission, and Messrs. Samuel B. Ross, Francis J. Gilmore, and Edwin J. Reis, Attys., Federal Power Commission, were on the brief, for respondent.

Mr. Bradford Ross, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. David I. Granger, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenor.

Messrs. William W. Ross, and J. David Mann, Jr., Washington, D. C. filed a brief on behalf of the United Gas Improvement Co., as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Mr. William M. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal., filed a brief on behalf of the People of the State of California and the Public Utilities Commission of California, as amici curiae, urging reversal.

Mr. Everett C. McKeage, San Anselmo, Cal., also entered an appearance for the Public Utilities Commission of California.

Mr. Kent H. Brown, Albany, N. Y., filed a brief on behalf of the Public Utilities Commission of New York, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Mr. William E. Torkelson, Madison, Wis., filed a brief on behalf of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Before PRETTYMAN, WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to review orders of the Federal Power Commission.1

The Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation (which we shall call "Shamrock") was an independent producer of natural gas. It had had contracts for some years with an interstate pipeline company. The contract rates were 8 cents and 9 cents per Mcf. The contracts provided for one increase of one cent per Mcf during the twenty-year terms of the...

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