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Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.

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Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.
Argued October 12, 1936
Decided November 9, 1936
Full case nameBourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co.
Citations299 U.S. 65 (more)
Holding
An inquiry into indispensability would be unnecessary where the complaint did not state a cause of action.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
MajoritySutherland
Stone took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co., 299 U.S. 65 (1936), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that an inquiry into indispensability would be unnecessary where the complaint did not state a cause of action.

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Further reading

  • Colby, Wm. E. (1942). "The Law of Oil and Gas: With Special Reference to the Public Domain and Conservation". California Law Review. 30 (3): 245–271. doi:10.2307/3477673. JSTOR 3477673. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

Text of Bourdieu v. Pacific Western Oil Co., 299 U.S. 65 (1936) is available from: Findlaw Justia