Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood Village
333 U.S. 426 · Decided March 15, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood Village was decided on March 15, 1948 by a vote of 5–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 426 · 68 S. Ct. 641 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 784 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2710
- Docket number
- 101
- Decided
- March 15, 1948
- Argued
- December 9, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–2
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 400
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas, Fred M. Vinson.
Full case caption
Eccles et al. v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood Village, California
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-053, docket 1947-053-01.
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