Federal Power Commission v. Sunray Dx Oil Co. et al.
Decided May 6, 1968. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 60 · 391 U.S. 9 (1968) · Cited 126 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc. · 382 U.S. 223 (1965)
- Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Commission · 360 U.S. 378 (1959)
- Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 365 U.S. 1 (1961)
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
- Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. · 315 U.S. 575 (1942)
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 377 U.S. 33 (1964)
- Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 364 U.S. 137 (1960)
- Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. · 371 U.S. 145 (1962)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 417 U.S. 380 (1974)
- Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos. · 498 U.S. 211 (1991)
- Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall · 453 U.S. 571 (1981)
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