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1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) v. South Acres Development Co.

434 U.S. 236 · 98 S. Ct. 544 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 50

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
77-267
U.S. Reports
434 U.S. 236
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 544
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 50

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) v. South Acres Development Co.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority

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