The majority reversed a decision that set aside a rate order that the Federal Power Commission had issued on Natural Gas. The court carefully reviewed the facts and found that the rates were reasonable. Justice Jackson, in his dissent, argues that the case should have been returned to the Federal Power Commission because it is not the courts role to intervene in their judgment of price regulation for the public interest.
The majority reversed a decision that set aside a rate order that the Federal Power Commission had issued on Natural Gas. The court carefully reviewed the facts and found that the rates were reasonable. Justice Jackson, in his dissent, argues that the case should have been returned to the Federal Power Commission because it is not the courts role to intervene in their judgment of price regulation for the public interest.