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INTERSTATE TRANSIT LINES v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1943)

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INTERSTATE TRANSIT LINES v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1943
Decided: June 14, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Robert JacksonFrank MurphyHarlan Fiske Stone

INTERSTATE TRANSIT LINES v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1943. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1943.

In a 6-3 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: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 319 U.S. 590
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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: Stanley Reed

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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