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1962 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Langdeau, Receiver

371 U.S. 555 · 83 S. Ct. 520 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2397

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
14
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 555
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 520
LEXIS citation
1963 U.S. LEXIS 2397

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Langdeau, Receiver.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown

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