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FIRST NAT. BANK v. WALKER BANK

No. 51.

385 U.S. 252 (1966)

87 S.Ct. 492

17 L.Ed.2d 343

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOGAN v. WALKER BANK & TRUST CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 12, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore S. Perry argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner in No. 51. John J. Wilson argued the cause for petitioner in No. 73. With him on the briefs was Charles J. Steele. Richard A. Posner argued the cause for petitioner in No. 88. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Douglas, David L. Rose and Kathryn H. Baldwin.

Joseph S. Jones argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent in No. 51. James F. Bell argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent in Nos. 73 and 88.

Robert Y. Button, Attorney General, and Kenneth C. Patty, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for the Commonwealth of Virginia, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance in all cases. Henry T. Wickham filed a brief for the Virginia Bankers Association, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance in Nos. 73 and 88.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases involve the construction of those portions of the National Bank Act, 44 Stat. 1228, 12 U. S. C. § 36 (c), which authorize a national banking association, with the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency, to establish and operate new branches within the limits of the municipality in which the bank is located, if such operation is "at the time expressly authorized to State banks by the law of...

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