Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission of Indiana et al.

Decided December 15, 1947. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 69 · 332 U.S. 507 (1947) · Cited 261 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Illinois Natural Gas Co. v. Central Illinois Public Service Co. · 314 U.S. 498 (1942)
• Public Utilities Commission v. Attleboro Steam & Electric Co. · 273 U.S. 83 (1927)
• Pennsylvania Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission · 252 U.S. 23 (1920)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. · 265 U.S. 298 (1924)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co. · 317 U.S. 456 (1943)
• Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 331 U.S. 682 (1947)
• United States v. Darby · 312 U.S. 100 (1941)
• Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 324 U.S. 581 (1945)
• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co. · 242 U.S. 311 (1917)
• California v. Thompson · 313 U.S. 109 (1941)
• Milk Control Board v. Eisenberg Farm Products · 306 U.S. 346 (1939)
• Kentucky Whip & Collar Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad · 299 U.S. 334 (1937)

Cited by

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

• Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n v. Elec. Power Supply Ass'n · 577 U.S. 260 (2016)
• General Motors Corp. v. Tracy · 519 U.S. 278 (1997)
• Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. · 575 U.S. 373 (2015)
• Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 365 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 406 U.S. 621 (1972)
• 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)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Federal Power Commission v. Southern California Edison Co. · 376 U.S. 205 (1964)
• Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co. · 485 U.S. 293 (1988)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
• Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Commission · 360 U.S. 378 (1959)
• 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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