Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
339 U.S. 306 · Decided April 24, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. was decided on April 24, 1950 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 339 U.S. 306 · 70 S. Ct. 652 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 865 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2070
- Docket number
- 378
- Decided
- April 24, 1950
- Argued
- February 8, 1950
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Robert H. Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas.
Full case caption
Mullane, Special Guardian, v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., Trustee, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-066, docket 1949-066-01.
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