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R.R. COMMISSION v. OIL CO.

No. 218.

311 U.S. 570 (1941)

RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS ET AL. v. ROWAN & NICHOLS OIL CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James P. Hart, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, with whom Messrs. Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General, Edgar W. Cale, Tom D. Rowell, Jr., and E.R. Simmons, Assistant Attorneys General, were on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Dan Moody, with whom Mr. Rice M. Tilley was on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

In conformity with the regulatory scheme devised by Texas for exploiting and safeguarding its oil resources, the Railroad Commission of that state in 1938 issued an order formulating a method for distributing among well owners the total amount of oil which it then allowed to be produced in the East Texas field. The enforcement...

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