Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
Decided June 27, 1960. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 335 · 364 U.S. 137 (1960) · Cited 137 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
“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.
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Public Service Commission · 360 U.S. 378 (1959)
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp. · 350 U.S. 332 (1956)
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division · 358 U.S. 103 (1958)
- Armour Packing Co. v. United States · 209 U.S. 56 (1908)
- United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
- Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. · 363 U.S. 263 (1960)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
- Federal Power Commission v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 406 U.S. 621 (1972)
- Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. · 365 U.S. 1 (1961)
- Federal Power Commission v. Sunray DX Oil Co. · 391 U.S. 9 (1968)
- Federal Power Commission v. Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. · 371 U.S. 145 (1962)
- Wisconsin v. Federal Power Commission · 373 U.S. 294 (1963)
Official text
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