SIMONS v. MIAMI BEACH FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EXECUTOR (1965)

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SIMONS v. MIAMI BEACH FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EXECUTOR
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: March 10, 1965
Decided: May 3, 1965
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan II
Dissenting
Arthur GoldbergPotter Stewart

SIMONS v. MIAMI BEACH FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EXECUTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1965. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1965.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Miscellaneous interstate relations conflict
  • Petitioner: Wife, or ex-wife
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 381 U.S. 81
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as unspecifiable.

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