F. P. C. v. SOUTHERN CAL. EDISON CO.

No. 71.

376 U.S. 205 (1964)

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph S. Spritzer argued the cause for petitioner in No. 71. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Cox, Frank Goodman, Richard A. Solomon, Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Thomas M. Debevoise and Peter H. Schiff.

John W. Cragun argued the cause for petitioners in No. 73. With him on the brief were Reuben Goldberg and Angelo A. Iadarola.

Boris H. Lakusta and John R. Bury argued the cause for respondent Southern California Edison Co. With them on the brief were Rollin E. Woodbury and Harry W. Sturges, Jr. Mary Moran Pajalich argued the cause for respondent Public Utilities Commission of California. With her on the brief was J. Thomason Phelps.

Northcutt Ely and C. Emerson Duncan II filed a brief for the American Public Power Association, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

Austin L. Roberts, Jr. filed a brief for the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner City of Colton, California (Colton), purchases its entire requirements of electric power from respondent Southern California Edison Company (Edison), a California electric utility company which operates in central and southern California and sells energy only to customers located there. Colton applies some of the power purchased to municipal uses, but resells the bulk of it to thousands of residential...

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