NIPSCO v. Carbon County

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NIPSCO v. Carbon County
Court 7th Circuit
Citation 799 F.2d 265
Date decided August 13, 1986

Facts

  • Northern Indiana Public Service Co. = "NIPSCO" = plaintiff = coal buyer = electric utility company
  • Carbon County Coal Co. (Carbon County) = coal mine company = company with a Wyoming coal mine on federal land = coal seller
  • In 1978, the 2 parties contracted for NIPSCO to receive 1,500,000 (1.5 million) tons of coal/year for 20 years.
  • The 2 parties agreed on $24/ton of coal subject to change.
  • The contract included a force majeure clause.
$24/ton of coal
year 1978
year 1985
$44/ton of coal





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