Legal Opinion

First National Bank in St. Louis v. Missouri

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 28, 1924No. 252PublishedCited by 262 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland

The State of Missouri brought this proceeding in' the nature of quo warranto in the State Supreme Court against the plaintiff in error to determine its authority to establish' and conduct a branch bank in the City of St. Louis. The information avers that the bank was organized under the laws of the United States and was and is engaged in a general banking business in that city at a banking house, .the location of which is given; that, in contravention of its charter and of the act of Congress under which it was incorporated, it has illegally opened and is operating a branch bank for doing a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Twining v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. National Bank v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  3. Tiger v. Western Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Davis v. Elmira Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. California Bank v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1897

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3Cited by262 opinions

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  3. Investment Company Institute v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Juanita Pope Reid v. Ronald J. Angelone, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  5. Anderson National Bank v. LuckettSupreme Court of the United States · 1944

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