U. S. v. CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK

No. 73-1933.

422 U.S. 86 (1975)

UNITED STATES v. CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Friedman argued the cause for the United States. On the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Kauper, Gerald P. Norton, Howard E. Shapiro, and George Edelstein.

Daniel B. Hodgson argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs were Michael A. Doyle, Walter M. Grant, Richard A. Posner, and Philip L. Roache, Jr.*


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

For many years the State of Georgia restricted banks located in cities from opening branches in suburban areas. To circumvent these restrictions in the Atlanta area, the Citizens & Southern National Bank (C&S National) formed the Citizens & Southern Holding Company (C&S Holding), and the latter company embarked on a program of forming de facto branch banks in the suburbs of Atlanta. This...

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