Legal Opinion
Lone Star Gas Co. v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1938No. 313PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The Railroad Commission of Texas brought this action, under Article 6059 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, to enforce the Commission’s order of September 13, 1933, prescribing the rate for domestic gas supplied by appellant, Lone Star Gas Company, to distributing companies in Texas. The rate was fixed at not to exceed 32 cents per thousand cubic feet instead of the existing charge of 40 cents. The District Court of Travis County, upon the verdict of a jury finding the prescribed rate to be unreasonable, denied relief and enjoined the Commission and the state officials from enforcing the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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