Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co.
338 U.S. 464 · Decided January 9, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. was decided on January 9, 1950 by a vote of 5–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Gas producer regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 338 U.S. 464 · 70 S. Ct. 266 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 268 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2482
- Docket number
- 71
- Decided
- January 9, 1950
- Argued
- November 10, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Gas producer regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Natural Gas Act or Natural Gas Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas, Harold H. Burton.
Full case caption
Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-029, docket 1949-029-01.
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