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UNION NATIONAL BANK v. LAMB (1949)

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UNION NATIONAL BANK v. LAMB
Term: 1948
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 1949
Decided: May 16, 1949
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harold BurtonWilliam DouglasRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackFelix FrankfurterWiley Rutledge

UNION NATIONAL BANK v. LAMB is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1949. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1949.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Miscellaneous interstate relations conflict
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 337 U.S. 38
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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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