Cascade Natural Gas Corporation v. El Paso Natural Gas Company (1966)
- Docket
- 4
- Decided
- 1966-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Did the district court err in denying California and the gas companies the right to intervene? Conclusion: Yes. In a 5-2 decision, Justice William O. Douglas wrote the majority opinion reversing the district court. The Supreme Court held that the gas companies had the right to intervene. The Court also gave guidelines for the district court to follow in its new order for divestiture. Justice Potter Stewart wrote a dissent, stating that private parties do not have the right to intervene in government antitrust suits. Justice John M. Harlan joined in the dissent. Justice Byron R. White and Justice Abe Fortas did not participate.