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BROOKS v. DEWAR et al. (1941)

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BROOKS v. DEWAR et al.
Term: 1940
Important Dates
Argued: May 1, 1941
Decided: May 26, 1941
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

BROOKS v. DEWAR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1941. The case was argued before the court on May 1, 1941.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Nevada State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Farmer, farm worker, or farm organization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 313 U.S. 354
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.

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