Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana
Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana, 453 U.S. 609 (1981), is a 6-to-3 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that a severance tax in Montana does not violate the Commerce Clause or the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.
| Commonwealth Edison Company v. Montana | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued March 30, 1981 Decided July 2, 1981 | |
| Full case name | Commonwealth Edison Company, et al. v. Montana, et al. |
| Citations | 453 U.S. 609 (more) 101 S. Ct. 2946; 69 L. Ed. 2d 884; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 43; 40 P.U.R.4th 159; 70 Oil & Gas Rep. 182 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Commonwealth Edison Co. v. State, 189 Mont. 191, 615 P.2d 847 (Mont. 1980); probable jurisdiction noted, 449 U.S. 1033 (1980). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 453 U.S. 927 (1981). |
| Holding | |
| The Montana severance tax does not violate the Commerce Clause or the Supremacy Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | White |
| Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Powell, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. VI, U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8 | |
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