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October Term 1956 · decided Nov 19, 1956

Brownell, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian, v. Chase National Bank of New York, Trustee, et al.

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  • Brownell v. Chase National Bank of New York, OT 1956.
  • Citation: 352 U.S. 36.
  • Vote: 7 to 0.
  • Issue area: Judicial Power.

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Decided 1956-11-19 (October Term 1956). Citation: 352 U.S. 36. Vote: 7–0. Issue area: Judicial Power. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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