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HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. BANKLINE OIL CO. (1938)

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HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. BANKLINE OIL CO. |
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Term: 1937 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 9, 1938 |
Decided: March 7, 1938 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
Concurring |
Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds |
HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. BANKLINE OIL CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1938. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1938.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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, 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: 303 U.S. 362
- 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: Charles Evans Hughes
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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