Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Company

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Vernon B. Romney, Salt Lake City, Utah, for appellant.

Leon Payne, Houston, Tex., for appellee, El Paso Natural Gas Co.

Richard B. Hooper, Seattle, Wash., for appellees, Cascade Natural Gas Corp., et al.

John F. Sonnett, New York City, for appellee, Colorado Interstate Corp.

Iver E. Skjeie for appellee, State of California.

Sol. Gen. Irwin N. Griswold for appellee, The United States, at the invitation of Court.

William M. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal., consumer spokesman.

Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.