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METCALF & EDDY v. MITCHELL, ADMINISTRATRIX (1926)

| METCALF & EDDY v. MITCHELL, ADMINISTRATRIX |
|---|
| Term: 1925 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 30, 1925 |
| Decided: January 11, 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 |
METCALF & EDDY v. MITCHELL, ADMINISTRATRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1926. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1925.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: intergovernmental tax immunity
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 269 U.S. 514
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- 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: Harlan Fiske Stone
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
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