REPUBLIC GAS CO. v. OKLAHOMA

No. 134.

334 U.S. 62 (1948)

REPUBLIC NATURAL GAS CO. v. OKLAHOMA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 3, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Rainey and John F. Eberhardt argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant. Robert C. Foulston was also of counsel.

Earl Pruet argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Mac Q. Williamson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, and Floyd Green.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, arising from an order of the State Corporation Commission which concerned the correlative rights of owners of natural gas drawn from a common source.

Since 1913, Oklahoma has regulated the extraction of natural gas, partly to prevent waste and partly to avoid excessive drainage as between...

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