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October Term 1948 · decided Jun 20, 1949

Cohen, Executrix, et al. v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. et al.

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  • Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., OT 1948, June 20, 1949.
  • Citation: 337 U.S. 541.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Federalism.

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Decided 1949-06-20 (October Term 1948). Citation: 337 U.S. 541. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Federalism. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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