Legal Opinion
MacMillan v. Railroad Commission of Texas
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided July 28, 1931No. 390PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit brought by citizens of another state against the railroad commission of Texas, seeking to have declared unreasonable, unjust, and void, and to restrain the enforcement of, an order of the commission issued by that body in April, 1931, as a part of a program first entered upon by it in August, 1930, to put into effect, in the oil fields of Texas, the plan of operation referred to in this suit and generally as “Proration.”
Plaintiff Alfred MacMillan, trustee, alleges himself to be the owner and operator of certain oil, gas, and mineral leases in Gregg and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Siler v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Child Labor Tax CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gully v. Interstate Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Constantin v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1932
- People's Petroleum Producers, Inc. v. SterlingDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1932
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