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INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO. et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES (1935)

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INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO. et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1935 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 22, 1935 |
Decided: December 9, 1935 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO. et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1935. The case was argued before the court on November 22, 1935.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 296 U.S. 220
- 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: George Sutherland
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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