Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino, Receiver, et al.

Decided March 23, 1964. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16 · 376 U.S. 398 (1964) · Cited 984 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Oetjen v. Central Leather Co. · 246 U.S. 297 (1918)
• Underhill v. Hernandez · 168 U.S. 250 (1897)
• United States v. Pink · 315 U.S. 203 (1942)
• United States v. Belmont · 301 U.S. 324 (1937)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Huntington v. Attrill · 146 U.S. 657 (1892)
• The Paquete Habana · 175 U.S. 677 (1899)
• National City Bank of NY v. Republic of China · 348 U.S. 356 (1955)
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Strawbridge v. Curtiss · 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
• D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 315 U.S. 447 (1942)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. United States · 304 U.S. 126 (1938)
• Indianapolis v. Chase Nat. Bank · 314 U.S. 63 (1941)
• United States v. California · 332 U.S. 19 (1947)
• United States v. Wong Kim Ark · 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
• Arizona v. California · 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
• Ex Parte Republic of Peru · 318 U.S. 578 (1943)
• Dorr v. United States · 195 U.S. 138 (1904)
• United States v. Percheman · 32 U.S. 51 (1833)
• Griffin v. McCoach · 313 U.S. 498 (1941)
• Canada Southern Railway Co. v. Gebhard · 109 U.S. 527 (1883)
• Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. · 304 U.S. 92 (1938)
• Hanger v. Abbott · 73 U.S. 532 (1868)
• The Santissima Trinidad. · 20 U.S. 283 (1822)
• Clarke v. Clarke · 178 U.S. 186 (1900)
• Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima, SA v. the Navemar · 303 U.S. 68 (1938)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional De Cuba · 406 U.S. 759 (1972)
• Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba · 425 U.S. 682 (1976)
• Hungary v. Simon · 604 U.S. 115 (2025)
• Zivotofsky v. Kerry · 576 U.S. 1 (2015)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
• W. S. Kirkpatrick & Co. v. Environmental Tectonics Corp., International · 493 U.S. 400 (1990)
• Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp · 592 U.S. 169 (2021)
• Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community · 572 U.S. 782 (2014)
• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De Cuba · 462 U.S. 611 (1983)
• Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
• Collins v. Virginia · 584 U.S. 586 (2018)
• American Ins. Assn. v. Garamendi · 539 U.S. 396 (2003)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Munaf v. Geren · 553 U.S. 674 (2008)
• Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Illinois v. City of Milwaukee · 406 U.S. 91 (1972)
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld · 548 U.S. 557 (2006)
• Bell v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 226 (1964)
• United States v. First National City Bank · 379 U.S. 378 (1965)
• Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. · 519 U.S. 213 (1997)
• Zivotofsky Ex Rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton · 566 U.S. 189 (2012)

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