INDOPCO, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. (1992)

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INDOPCO, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. |
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Term: 1991 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 12, 1991 |
Decided: February 26, 1992 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White |
INDOPCO, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1992. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1991.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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 of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
- 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: 503 U.S. 79
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun
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.
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