· 2/1/1937
Thompson v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.
Citations
- 300 U.S. 55
- 57 S. Ct. 364
- 81 L. Ed. 510
- 1937 U.S. LEXIS 1146
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding plaintiff’s claim that the enforcement of a Railroad Commission order resulted in an unconstitutional taking of private property
- upholding plaintiff’s claim that enforcement of Railroad Commission order resulted in unconstitutional taking of private property
- state’s order requiring gas well owners with pipeline connections to purchase gas from other well owners without pipeline connections amounted to unconstitutional taking for private purpose
- never expressly mentioning the Fourteenth Amendment
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Judges: Brandeis
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