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COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. ESTATE OF NOEL et al. (1965)

| COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. ESTATE OF NOEL et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1964 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 1, 1965 |
| Decided: April 29, 1965 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas |
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. ESTATE OF NOEL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1965. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1965.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Tax Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 380 U.S. 678
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black
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
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