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MELLON, DIRECTOR GENERAL, v. MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY, RECEIVER (1926)

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MELLON, DIRECTOR GENERAL, v. MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY, RECEIVER |
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Term: 1925 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 27, 1926 |
Decided: May 24, 1926 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
MELLON, DIRECTOR GENERAL, v. MICHIGAN TRUST COMPANY, RECEIVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1926. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1926.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Western U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: Federal Railroad Administration
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 271 U.S. 236
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: James Clark McReynolds
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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