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Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of the United States (1950) | 94 L. Ed. 2d 865; 70 S. Ct. 652; 339 U.S. 306; 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2070
TL;DR: A bank notified trust beneficiaries of a settlement hearing solely via newspaper publication. The Supreme Court held this notice was constitutionally inadequate for known beneficiaries, requiring a method, like mail, that is reasonably calculated to actually inform them.
Legal Significance: Established the constitutional standard for notice under the Due Process Clause: notice must be "reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them an opportunity to present their objections."