Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. a. v. Bill Nelson, Florida Insurance Commissioner, et al.

Decided March 26, 1996. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94-1837 · 517 U.S. 25 (1996) · Cited 548 times

Holding

The Federal Statute pre-empts the State Statute.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• United States Department of Treasury v. Fabe · 508 U.S. 491 (1993)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Franklin Nat. Bank of Franklin Square v. New York · 347 U.S. 373 (1954)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
• Union Labor Life Insurance v. Pireno · 458 U.S. 119 (1982)
• Anderson National Bank v. Luckett · 321 U.S. 233 (1944)
• Farmers' & Mechanics' National Bank v. Dearing · 91 U.S. 29 (1875)
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank · 510 U.S. 86 (1993)
• Van Allen v. Assessors · 70 U.S. 573 (1866)
• Rice v. Norman Williams Co. · 458 U.S. 654 (1982)
• First National Bank in Plant City v. Dickinson · 396 U.S. 122 (1969)
• First Nat. Bank of Logan v. Walker Bank & Trust Co. · 385 U.S. 252 (1966)
• Hopkins v. United States · 171 U.S. 578 (1898)
• Lawrence County v. Lead-Deadwood School District No. 40-1 · 469 U.S. 256 (1985)
• McClellan v. Chipman · 164 U.S. 347 (1896)

Cited by

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

• Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. · 550 U.S. 1 (2007)
• Cantero v. Bank of America, N. A. · 602 U.S. 205 (2024)
• Cuomo v. Clearing House Ass'n, LLC · 557 U.S. 519 (2009)
• Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht · 587 U.S. 299 (2019)
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran · 536 U.S. 355 (2002)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1996). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).