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

| 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 Black • James Byrnes • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan 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.
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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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