Superior Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission

Opinion summary

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The case involved the Superior Oil Company challenging an order by the Federal Power Commission (FPC) that required it to file rate schedules for its sales of natural gas. The FPC had determined that these sales were subject to regulation under the Natural Gas Act because they constituted interstate commerce, which falls within federal jurisdiction. Superior Oil argued that their transactions did not involve interstate commerce and thus should not be regulated by the FPC. However, the Supreme Court upheld the FPC's decision, affirming that even indirect or incidental involvement in interstate commerce could bring a company’s operations under federal regulatory authority if it affects such commerce significantly.