CITY OF NEW YORK v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al. (1920)

CITY OF NEW YORK v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al.
	Term: 1919
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1920
	Decided: June 1, 1920
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

CITY OF NEW YORK v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1920. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1920.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 253 U.S. 219
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rufus Day

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.