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BURK-WAGGONER OIL ASSOCIATION v. HOPKINS, COLLECTOR (1925)

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BURK-WAGGONER OIL ASSOCIATION v. HOPKINS, COLLECTOR |
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Term: 1925 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 20, 1925 |
Decided: November 16, 1925 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
BURK-WAGGONER OIL ASSOCIATION v. HOPKINS, COLLECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 16, 1925. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1925.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Business, corporation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 269 U.S. 110
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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