WRIGHT et al. v. CENTRAL KENTUCKY NATURAL GAS CO. et al. (1936)

WRIGHT et al. v. CENTRAL KENTUCKY NATURAL GAS CO. et al.
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: March 4, 1936
	Decided: March 16, 1936
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

WRIGHT et al. v. CENTRAL KENTUCKY NATURAL GAS CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1936. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1936.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky 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: Consumer, consumer organization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 297 U.S. 537
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
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 liberal.