Interstate Natural Gas Co., Inc. v. Federal Power Commission et al.

Decided June 16, 1947. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 733 · 331 U.S. 682 (1947) · Cited 121 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Illinois Natural Gas Co. v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. · 314 U.S. 498 (1942)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 581 (1945)
• Currin v. Wallace · 306 U.S. 1 (1939)
• Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. v. Bondurant · 257 U.S. 282 (1921)
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133 (1930)
• Dayton Power & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 292 U.S. 290 (1934)
• Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden · 258 U.S. 50 (1922)
• Shafer v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden · 268 U.S. 189 (1925)
• United Fuel Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission · 278 U.S. 300 (1929)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. · 265 U.S. 298 (1924)
• Milk Control Board v. Eisenberg Farm Products · 306 U.S. 346 (1939)
• Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Slattery · 302 U.S. 300 (1937)

Cited by

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

• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
• Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. · 575 U.S. 373 (2015)
• Ederal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. · 337 U.S. 498 (1949)
• Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. · 338 U.S. 464 (1950)
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission · 332 U.S. 507 (1947)
• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 372 U.S. 84 (1963)
• Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Stone · 335 U.S. 80 (1948)

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