Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Williams Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Williams Pipe Line Co. v. Fed. Energy Regul. Comm’n, 439 U.S. 995 (1978)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-11-27
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- winning party in administrative proceeding may defend agency decision in federal court despite agency’s refusal to take a position in the litigation
- Uniform Commercial Code and state law precedents are source for federal common law governing FHA secured transactions
- invalid waiver of right to jury trial in cognovit note
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 53 opinions
C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Powell would grant cer-tiorari.