Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission of Indiana
332 U.S. 507 · Decided December 15, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission of Indiana was decided on December 15, 1947 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Wiley B. Rutledge wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 332 U.S. 507 · 68 S. Ct. 190 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 128 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2875
- Docket number
- 69
- Decided
- December 15, 1947
- Argued
- November 14, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Wiley B. Rutledge
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Natural Gas Act or Natural Gas Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Did not participate: Frank Murphy.
Full case caption
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Public Service Commission of Indiana et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-014, docket 1947-014-01.
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Cases on the same legal provision: Natural Gas Act or Natural Gas Policy Act
- Interstate Natural Gas Co., Inc. v. Federal Power Commission
- Federal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
- Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co.
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin
- Federal Power Commission v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.
Same Term, same area (Federalism)
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