Legal Opinion
Texas v. Donoghue
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 1937No. 28PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
This writ is limited to the questions raised on the application of Texas to the United States court for the northern district of that State in a proceeding under § 77B of the Bankruptcy Act1 for permission to institute proceedings in a state court for the confiscation of oil held by the trustee but claimed by the State as “unlawful oil” because produced or transported in violation of state conservation measures.
Texas statutes2 and orders of its Railroad Commission purport to prorate production of crude oil, to prohibit purchase, transportation or handling of that produced in whole or in part…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Wisconsin v. Pelican InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- The AntelopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
- Rose v. HimelySupreme Court of the United States · 1808
- United States v. ChildsSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- State of New Jersey v. MoriarityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- Farley v. $168,400.97Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- J. Clarke Smith and Margaret D. Smith v. Edwin E. HillCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Sherman v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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