NEW YORK EX REL. WOODHAVEN GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (1925)

NEW YORK EX REL. WOODHAVEN GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
	Term: 1925
Important Dates
	Argued: October 12, 1925
	Decided: November 23, 1925
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

NEW YORK EX REL. WOODHAVEN GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1925. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1925.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 269 U.S. 244
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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 liberal.