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Sec v. New England Elec. Sys., 390 U.S. 207 (1968)
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Sec v. New England Elec. Sys., 390 U.S. 207 (1968)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. New England Electric System No. 305 Argued January 18, 1968 Decided March 5, 1968 390 U.S. 207
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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This Court previously held (384 U.S. 176) that the SEC was warranted in ruling that § 11(b)(1)(A) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 prohibits a public utility holding company from retaining an integrated gas utility system in addition to its integrated electric system unless the gas system could not be operated separately without a loss of economics causing a serious impairment of that system. After remand, the Court of Appeals reviewed the evidence and concluded that the SEC erred in finding that New England Electric System failed to prove a case for retention of its integrated gas system.
Held: Since the SEC’s determination that divestiture of the gas system would not entail a loss of economics likely to cause serious impairment of the system involved the application of expert judgment which had adequate support in the record, the Court of Appeals should have affirmed the SEC order and should not have indulged in an unwarranted incursion into the administrative domain. Pp. 211-221.
376 F.2d 107, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sec v. New England Elec. Sys., 390 U.S. 207 (1968) in 390 U.S. 207 390 U.S. 208. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IR7SW5JGWVWQTBE.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sec v. New England Elec. Sys., 390 U.S. 207 (1968), in 390 U.S. 207, page 390 U.S. 208. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IR7SW5JGWVWQTBE.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sec v. New England Elec. Sys., 390 U.S. 207 (1968). cited in 1968, 390 U.S. 207, pp.390 U.S. 208. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IR7SW5JGWVWQTBE.
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