Federal Power Commission v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
74 federal appellate · 3 district · 58 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 224 later decisions (7 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 2013 · most notably Todd v. Commissioner (1988), Cities of Batavia, Naperville, Rock Falls, Winnetka, Geneva, Rochelle & St. Charles v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1982)
74 federal appellate · 3 district · 58 state decisions — followed in 16 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Appellate journey
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 717 · 15 U.S.C. § 717C · 15 U.S.C. § 717D · 15 U.S.C. § 717H · 15 U.S.C. § 717R · 26 U.S.C. § 167
Relies on Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · Federal Power Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co. · Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Tennessee Valley Municipal Gas Assoc., Etc., Intervenors. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, American Public Gas Association, Intervenors. Tennessee Valley Municipal Gas Association v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Intervenor. Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Power Commission, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Intervenor
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 224 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“under Hope Natural Gas rates are 'just and reasonable' only if consumer interests are protected and if the financial health of the pipeline in our economic system remains strong”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““If the taxpayer makes an election under this subparagraph before June 29, 1970, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 1970, paragraph (2)(C) shall not apply with respect to any post-1969 public utility property, to the extent that such property constitutes property which increases the productive or operational capacity of the taxpayer with respect to the goods or services described in paragraph (3)(A) and does not represent the replacement of existing capacity.” I.R.C. § 167(f)(4)(A).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]here is no indication in the legislative history of this tax measure that Congress desired to modify, as respects the precise issue involved here; the broad discretion of the Commission delineated in Hope Natural Gas and in other rate cases. * * * * * The lower Courts have allowed the Commission broad discretion in determining proper depreciation methods for ratemaking purposes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.