White Eagle Oil Co. v. State Corporation Comm.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This action was brought to review an order of the corporation commission. Judgment was for the plaintiff. Defendant has appealed.

The action arises out of activity of the commission to administer G. S. 1947 Supp., 55-701 to 713. This is commonly known as the gas proration statute. G. S. 1947 Supp., 55-703, provides that whenever the available production of gas from any common source of supply is in excess of the market demands for such gas or whenever the demands can only be fulfilled by production under conditions constituting waste or…