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First Nat’l Bank v. Williams, 252 U.S. 504 (1920)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
First Nat’l Bank v. Williams, 252 U.S. 504 (1920)
First Nat’l Bank v. Williams No. 18 Argued March 3, 1920 Decided April 19, 1920 252 U.S. 504
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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A cause of action arises "under" the laws of the United States when an appropriate statement by the plaintiff, unaided by any anticipation or avoidance of defenses, discloses that it really and substantially involves a dispute or controversy respecting the validity, construction, or effect of an act of Congress. P. 512.
A suit by a national bank to restrain the Comptroller of the Currency from alleged unlawful and malicious practices, wherein plaintiff’s right turns on construction and application of the National Banking Law, is a suit to enjoin him under that law within the intendment of Jud.Code, §§ 24, 49, must be brought in the district where the bank is established, and may be maintained upon service made elsewhere -- in this case, in the District of Columbia. P. 50.
20 F. 674 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," First Nat’l Bank v. Williams, 252 U.S. 504 (1920) in 252 U.S. 504 252 U.S. 508. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PPVV83AYVF8EL2F.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." First Nat’l Bank v. Williams, 252 U.S. 504 (1920), in 252 U.S. 504, page 252 U.S. 508. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PPVV83AYVF8EL2F.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in First Nat’l Bank v. Williams, 252 U.S. 504 (1920). cited in 1920, 252 U.S. 504, pp.252 U.S. 508. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PPVV83AYVF8EL2F.
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