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HASSETT, FORMER ACTING COLLECTOR, v. WELCH et al., EXECUTORS (1938)

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HASSETT, FORMER ACTING COLLECTOR, v. WELCH et al., EXECUTORS |
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Term: 1937 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 1, 1938 |
Decided: February 28, 1938 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
HASSETT, FORMER ACTING COLLECTOR, v. WELCH et al., EXECUTORS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1938. The case was argued before the court on February 1, 1938.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 303 U.S. 303
- 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 conservative.
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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