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MAGRUDER, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SUPPLEE ET UX. (1942)

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MAGRUDER, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SUPPLEE ET UX.
Term: 1941
Important Dates
Argued: April 30, 1942
Decided: May 25, 1942
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackJames ByrnesWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

MAGRUDER, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SUPPLEE ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1942. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 1942.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District 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: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • 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: 316 U.S. 394
  • 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: Frank Murphy

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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