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California v. Fpc, 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
California v. Fpc, 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
California v. Federal Power Commission No. 187 Argued March 1, 1962 Decided April 30, 1962 369 U.S. 482
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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One natural gas company acquired nearly all of the stock of another, and the Federal Government commenced an action in a Federal District Court to have the acquisition of stock declared to be in violation of § 7 of the Clayton Act and to require divestiture. Shortly thereafter, the company which had acquired the stock applied to the Federal Power Commission under § 7 of the Natural Gas Act for authority to merge the assets of the two companies. The Commission authorized the merger of assets while the antitrust action was still pending in the District Court. The Court of Appeals sustained the Commission’s action.
Held: the Commission should not have proceeded to a decision on the merits of the merger application when there was pending in the courts a suit challenging the validity of that transaction under the antitrust laws. It should have awaited the decision of the courts. Pp. 483-490.
111 U.S.App.D.C. 226, 296 F. 2d 348, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," California v. Fpc, 369 U.S. 482 (1962) in 369 U.S. 482 369 U.S. 483. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2BA4MPFDWZBVBQ5.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." California v. Fpc, 369 U.S. 482 (1962), in 369 U.S. 482, page 369 U.S. 483. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2BA4MPFDWZBVBQ5.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in California v. Fpc, 369 U.S. 482 (1962). cited in 1962, 369 U.S. 482, pp.369 U.S. 483. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2BA4MPFDWZBVBQ5.
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