Cities Service Gas Co. v. Peerless Oil & Gas Co. et al.

Decided December 11, 1950. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 153 · 340 U.S. 179 (1950) · Cited 134 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Milk Control Board v. Eisenberg Farm Products · 306 U.S. 346 (1939)
• Nebbia v. New York · 291 U.S. 502 (1934)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of Oklahoma · 286 U.S. 210 (1932)
• In Re Rahrer · 140 U.S. 545 (1891)
• Thompson v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. · 300 U.S. 55 (1937)
• Railroad Commission of Texas v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 573 (1940)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 459 U.S. 400 (1983)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 372 U.S. 84 (1963)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma · 340 U.S. 190 (1950)

Official text

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