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1956 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Parnell

352 U.S. 29 · 77 S. Ct. 119 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 198

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
21
U.S. Reports
352 U.S. 29
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 119
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 198

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Parnell.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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