CASCADE NAT. GAS v. EL PASO NAT. GAS

No. 4.

386 U.S. 129 (1967)

CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORP. v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 27, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Hooper argued the cause for appellant in No. 4. With him on the brief were H. B. Jones, Jr., and Wilbert Carl Anderson. William M. Bennett argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant in No. 5. Rollin E. Woodbury argued the cause for appellant in No. 24. With him on the brief were Harry W. Sturges, Jr., and William E. Marx.

Gregory A. Harrison argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee El Paso Natural Gas Co. in all cases. Daniel M. Friedman argued the cause for the United States in all cases. On the brief were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Turner, Richard A. Posner and Milton J. Grossman.

Richard W. Sabin, Assistant Attorney General of Oregon, by special leave of Court, argued the cause for the State of Oregon, as amicus curiae. With him on the brief was Robert Y. Thornton, Attorney General.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

When this case was here the last time,1 we held that the acquisition of Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation by El Paso Natural Gas Company violated § 7 of the Clayton Act; and we directed the District Court "to order divestiture without delay." United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co., 376 U.S. 651, 662. That was on April 6, 1964...

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