Railroad Commission of Texas v. Rowan & Nichols Oil Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1940-06-03

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*577 Mr. Justice Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court. The question before us is the validity, when challenged by appeal to the Fourteenth Amendment, of an oil proration order promulgated by the Railroad Commission of Texas, insofar as it applies to the respondent’s wells. To safeguard its oil resources Texas has devised a reg…

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