Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.

A. J. OLIVER, AS TRUSTEE, et al. v. UNITED STATES (1925)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
A. J. OLIVER, AS TRUSTEE, et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Decided: April 13, 1925
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

A. J. OLIVER, AS TRUSTEE, et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 13, 1925.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 268 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: James Clark McReynolds

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

See also

External links

Footnotes