Am. Exch. Bank of Madison v. United States — Who is the plaintiff?

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Am. Exch. Bank of Madison v. United States — Who is the plaintiff?

In case captions, the party listed before the “v.” (versus) is the plaintiff. In Am. Exch. Bank of Madison v. United States, the first party is the American Exchange Bank of Madison (abbreviated as Am. Exch. Bank of Madison). So this bank is the plaintiff. The party after the “v.” is the defendant, here the United States. The other names listed in the choices don’t appear in the caption, so they aren’t the plaintiff.

In case captions, the party listed before the “v.” (versus) is the plaintiff. In Am. Exch. Bank of Madison v. United States, the first party is the American Exchange Bank of Madison (abbreviated as Am. Exch. Bank of Madison). So this bank is the plaintiff. The party after the “v.” is the defendant, here the United States. The other names listed in the choices don’t appear in the caption, so they aren’t the plaintiff.

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