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MANDEVILLE, TRUSTEE, et al. v. CANTERBURY (1943)

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MANDEVILLE, TRUSTEE, et al. v. CANTERBURY
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 1943
Decided: February 1, 1943
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

MANDEVILLE, TRUSTEE, et al. v. CANTERBURY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1943. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1943.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 318 U.S. 47
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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