Third National Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc., et al.
Decided June 17, 1977. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 76-674 · 432 U.S. 312 (1977) · Cited 128 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger
“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.
- National Bank v. Colby · 88 U.S. 609 (1875)
- Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
- United States v. Feola · 420 U.S. 671 (1975)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
- Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
- Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. Langdeau · 371 U.S. 555 (1963)
- Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
- Haggar Co. v. Helvering, Com'r of Internal Revenue · 308 U.S. 389 (1940)
- First Nat. Bank of Guthrie Center v. Anderson · 269 U.S. 341 (1926)
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- Beecham v. United States · 511 U.S. 368 (1994)
- Securities Industry Ass'n v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 468 U.S. 137 (1984)
- Arcadia v. Ohio Power Co. · 498 U.S. 73 (1990)
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