COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CANAL-LOUISIANA BANK & TRUST COMPANY (1916)

COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CANAL-LOUISIANA BANK & TRUST COMPANY
	Term: 1915
Important Dates
	Argued: December 8, 1915
	Decided: January 10, 1916
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CANAL-LOUISIANA BANK & TRUST COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 1916. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1915.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 239 U.S. 520
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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