LACLEDE GAS LIGHT CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION et al. (1938) - Ballotpedia

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LACLEDE GAS LIGHT CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION et al.

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Decided: May 23, 1938
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

LACLEDE GAS LIGHT CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1938.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Missouri
Citation: 304 U.S. 398
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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