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NICHOLS, COLLECTOR, v. COOLIDGE et al., EXECUTOR (1927)

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NICHOLS, COLLECTOR, v. COOLIDGE et al., EXECUTOR |
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Term: 1926 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 6, 1927 |
Decided: May 31, 1927 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
Concurring |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone |
NICHOLS, COLLECTOR, v. COOLIDGE et al., EXECUTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1927. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1927.
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.
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 - 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: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 274 U.S. 531
- 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: 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 conservative.
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
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