Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Langdeau, Receiver

Decided January 21, 1963. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14 · 371 U.S. 555 (1963) · Cited 409 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Catlin v. United States · 324 U.S. 229 (1945)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• First Nat. Bank of Charlotte v. Morgan · 132 U.S. 141 (1889)
• Parr v. United States · 351 U.S. 513 (1956)
• Cope v. Anderson · 331 U.S. 461 (1947)
• First National Bank v. Fellows Ex Rel. Union Trust Co. · 244 U.S. 416 (1917)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland · 346 U.S. 379 (1953)
• United States v. Borden Co. · 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
• Montclair v. Ramsdell · 107 U.S. 147 (1883)
• Claflin v. Houseman · 93 U.S. 130 (1876)
• Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson · 326 U.S. 120 (1945)
• Richfield Oil Corp. v. State Board of Equalization · 329 U.S. 69 (1946)
• Casey v. Adams · 102 U.S. 66 (1880)
• Republic Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma · 334 U.S. 62 (1948)
• Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 345 U.S. 379 (1953)

Cited by

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

• Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Michigan National Bank v. Robertson · 372 U.S. 591 (1963)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Mills v. Alabama · 384 U.S. 214 (1966)
• Wachovia Bank, National Ass'n v. Schmidt · 546 U.S. 303 (2006)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · 457 U.S. 147 (1982)
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
• Avery v. Midland County · 390 U.S. 474 (1968)
• Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 377 U.S. 33 (1964)
• Harris v. Washington · 404 U.S. 55 (1971)
• North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. · 414 U.S. 156 (1973)
• Secretary of the Interior v. California · 464 U.S. 312 (1984)
• Third Nat. Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc. · 432 U.S. 312 (1977)

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