OWENS v. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF STATE OF OKLAHOMA

No. 1068.

41 F.2d 799 (1930)

OWENS v. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF STATE OF OKLAHOMA et al.

District Court, W. D. Oklahoma.

January 10, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. S. Ross, of Oklahoma City, Okl., for complainant.

J. Berry King, Atty. Gen., of Oklahoma, and E. S. Ratliff, of Oklahoma City, Okl., for defendant.

Before McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS and VAUGHT, District Judges.


McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

The purpose of this action is to determine the power of the state legislature to do two things: (1) To forbid a citizen to erect a cotton gin and gin cotton for others, without consent of the Corporation Commission; and (2) To prescribe the charge such owner shall make to his neighbor for the service rendered.

The questions presented are fundamental and have been ably and extensively briefed. The...

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