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GUARANTY TRUST CO., EXECUTOR, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1938)

| GUARANTY TRUST CO., EXECUTOR, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE |
|---|
| Term: 1937 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 12, 1938 |
| Decided: March 28, 1938 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Dissenting |
| James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts |
GUARANTY TRUST CO., EXECUTOR, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 28, 1938. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1938.
In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 303 U.S. 493
- 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: 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 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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