CALIFORNIA v. LO-VACA CO.

No. 46.

379 U.S. 366 (1965)

CALIFORNIA ET AL. v. LO-VACA GATHERING CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Tuttle argued the cause for petitioners in No. 46. With him on the briefs were J. Calvin Simpson and John T. Murphy.

John Ormasa argued the cause for petitioners in No. 47. With him on the brief was Milford Springer.

Richard A. Solomon argued the cause for petitioner in No. 57. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Ralph S. Spritzer, Frank I. Goodman, Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Robert L. Russell and Peter H. Schiff.

Sherman S. Poland argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Bradford Ross, C. Frank Reifsnyder and Hugh Q. Buck.

Harry L. Albrecht filed a brief for the Independent Natural Gas Association of America, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

El Paso Natural Gas Co. is an interstate natural gas pipeline company that delivers gas at the Arizona-California border to three California distribution companies. The present controversy concerns gas to be purchased by it in Texas from Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. and Houston Pipe Line Co. Under Lo-Vaca's contract gas produced in Texas is to be delivered to a subsidiary of El Paso's at a Texas point for delivery into...

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