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Mobil Oil Exploration v. United Distribution

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Edwin S. Kneedler (on behalf of the Federal Petitioner)
Roberta Lee Halladay (on behalf of the Respondents)
Rex E. Lee (on behalf of the private Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1452
Petitioner: 
Mobil Oil Exploration
Respondent: 
United Distribution
Consolidation: 
No. 89-1453
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 211 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, November 5, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 8, 1991
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Judicial Review

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Mobil Oil Exploration v. United Distribution , 498 U.S. 211 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1452)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Mobil Oil Exploration, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Natural Gas, or Natural Gas Policy Acts

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Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White