Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank & Trust Co., Executor v. United States
Decided May 22, 1967. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 637 · 387 U.S. 213 (1967)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Abe Fortas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
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