Nicholas, Trustee v. United States
Decided June 13, 1966. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 650 · 384 U.S. 678 (1966) · Cited 246 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Abe Fortas
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- City of New York v. Saper · 336 U.S. 328 (1949)
- Sexton v. Dreyfus · 219 U.S. 339 (1911)
- Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. Green · 329 U.S. 156 (1946)
- Bruning v. United States · 376 U.S. 358 (1964)
- American Iron & Steel Manufacturing Co. v. Seaboard Air Line Railway · 233 U.S. 261 (1914)
- Guarantee Title & Trust Co. v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co. · 224 U.S. 152 (1912)
- Simonson v. Granquist · 369 U.S. 38 (1962)
- United States v. Childs · 266 U.S. 304 (1924)
- Michigan v. Michigan Trust Co. · 286 U.S. 334 (1932)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Otte v. United States · 419 U.S. 43 (1974)
- Reading Co. v. Brown · 391 U.S. 471 (1968)
- United States v. Noland · 517 U.S. 535 (1996)
- Hall v. United States · 566 U.S. 506 (2012)
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