Supreme Court of the United States, 1958

Cities Service Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commision

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 20, 1958

355 U.S. 391; 2 L. Ed. 2d 355; 78 S. Ct. 381; 8 Oil & Gas Rep. 673; 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1640 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Joe Rolston argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Conrad C. Mount, O. R. Stites and Mark H. Adams., Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for the Federal Power Commission, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Doub, Paul A. Sweeney, Robert S. Green, Willard W. Gatchell and Howard E. Wahrenbrock., Dale M. Stucky and Frank G. Theis argued the cause for appellees. With them on the brief was Clyde Milligan., A joint brief of amici curiae urging affirmance was filed for the States of Arkansas, by Bruce Bennett, Attorney General; Colorado, by Duke W. Dunbar, Attorney General; Kansas, by John Anderson, Attorney General; Louisiana, by Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General, and Bailey Walsh, Special Assistant Attorney General; Mississippi, by Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General; Nebraska, by C. S. Beck, Attorney General; New Mexico, by Fred M. Standley, Attorney General; North Dakota, by Leslie R. Bur gum, Attorney General; Oklahoma, by Mac Q. Williamson, Attorney General; Texas, by Will Wilson, Attorney General, and James N. Ludlum, First Assistant Attorney General; Utah, by E. R. Callister, Attorney General; and Wyoming, by Thomas 0. Miller, Attorney General. Latham Castle, Attorney General of Illinois, and William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General, filed a statement adopting the brief filed by the various State Attorneys General as amici curiae.

Cases that cite this one

1 later published case cites this decision.

Cities Service Gas Co. v. State Corporation Comm'n of Kan. (Supreme Court of the United States 1958)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The judgment is reversed. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin, 347 U. S. 672; Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Panoma Corporation, 349 U. S. 44.

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