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JERSEY CENTRAL CO. v. POWER COMM'N.

No. 299.

319 U.S. 61 (1943)

63 S.Ct. 953

87 L.Ed. 1258

JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO. v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 3, 1943.

Reargued March 4, 5, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John W. MacDonald for petitioner in No. 299, and Messrs. Frederic P. Glick and Allen E. Throop for petitioner in No. 329. Mr. Reynier J. Wortendyke, Jr. was with them on a joint brief.

Assistant Attorney General Shea argued the cause on the reargument and Mr. Lester P. Schoene on the original argument, and Solicitor General Fahy and Messrs. Paul A. Sweeney, Charles V. Shannon, Lambert McAllister, and Howard E. Wahrenbrock were with them on the brief, for respondent.

Mr. Frank H. Sommer filed a brief on behalf of the State of New Jersey, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

These two cases bring here for review the construction of § 201 and 203 (a) of the Federal Power Act, as amended by the Public Utility Act of 1935.1 These sections are included in Title II, Part II, of the latter act, which Part relates to federal regulation of the business of the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce and the sale of such energy at wholesale. By...

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