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MANNING, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SEELEY TUBE & BOX CO. (1950)

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MANNING, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SEELEY TUBE & BOX CO.
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: November 17, 1949
Decided: February 6, 1950
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson

MANNING, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. SEELEY TUBE & BOX CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 6, 1950. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1949.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey New Jersey 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: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 338 U.S. 561
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Frederick Vinson

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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