Mobil Oil Corp. v. Federal Power Commission et al.

Decided June 10, 1974. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-437 · 417 U.S. 283 (1974) · Cited 212 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• Federal Power Commission v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. · 315 U.S. 575 (1942)
• Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 406 U.S. 621 (1972)
• United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc. · 382 U.S. 223 (1965)
• Federal Radio Commission v. General Electric Co. · 281 U.S. 464 (1930)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
• Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 364 (1939)
• Wisconsin v. Federal Power Commission · 373 U.S. 294 (1963)

Cited by

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

• American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. Donovan · 452 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 423 U.S. 326 (1976)
• Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos. · 498 U.S. 211 (1991)

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