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Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.

386 U.S. 129 · Decided February 27, 1967 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. was decided on February 27, 1967 by a vote of 5–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Mergers” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
386 U.S. 129 · 87 S. Ct. 932 · 17 L. Ed. 2d 814 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2775
Docket number
4
Decided
February 27, 1967
Argued
January 12, 1967
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
5–2
Majority opinion
William O. Douglas
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Appeal
Issue (SCDB)
Mergers
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissent
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartDissentWrote an opinion

Did not participate: Byron R. White, Abe Fortas.

Full case caption

Cascade Natural Gas Corp. v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1966-056, docket 1966-056-01.

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