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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY et al. (1944)

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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY et al.
Term: 1943
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 1944
Decided: May 15, 1944
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterFrank MurphyStanley ReedHarlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Robert Jackson

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. et al. v. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1944. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1944.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Indiana
  • Citation: 322 U.S. 340
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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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