Legal Opinion

Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NY

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 15, 1922No. 750, 751, 752, 753, 832, 833, 844, 845PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds

These are appeals in separate but related causes wherein the Consolidated Gas Company of New York and certain of its subsidiary and affiliated corporations alleged that the maximum selling rate for gas prescribed by c. 125, Laws of New York, 1906, was confiscatory and asked that its enforcement be enjoined.

The principal issues between the original parties in Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co., and Newton v. New York & Queens Gas Co., were disposed of upon former appeals decided March 6, 1922, 258 U. S. 165, 178. By supplemental decrees the court below undertook to fix the master’s compensation.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Finance Committee of Pennsylvania v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1897
  3. Middleton v. Barkers' & Merchants' Tel. Co.United States Circuit Court · 1887

3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Tucker v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Hart v. Community Sch. Bd. of Brooklyn, NY Sch. D. 21District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
  4. King v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  5. Platt v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923

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