UNITED FUEL GAS COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA et al. (1929)

UNITED FUEL GAS COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA et al.
	Term: 1928
Important Dates
	Argued: November 23, 1927
	Decided: January 2, 1929
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
	James Clark McReynolds

UNITED FUEL GAS COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1929. The case was argued before the court on November 23, 1927.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: West Virginia
Citation: 278 U.S. 322
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.