PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA ET AL. (1947)

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA ET AL.
	Term: 1947
Important Dates
	Argued: November 14, 1947
	Decided: December 15, 1947
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Robert Jackson

PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE CO. v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 15, 1947. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1947.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Pipe line company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Indiana
Citation: 332 U.S. 507
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Wiley Rutledge

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.