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DETROIT BANK (FORMERLY DETROIT SAVINGS BANK) v. UNITED STATES (1943)

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DETROIT BANK (FORMERLY DETROIT SAVINGS BANK) v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1942
Decided: January 4, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

DETROIT BANK (FORMERLY DETROIT SAVINGS BANK) v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1943. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1942.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 317 U.S. 329
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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 conservative.

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