PETROLEUM EXPLORATION v. BURNET, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1933)

PETROLEUM EXPLORATION v. BURNET, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: February 8, 1933
	Decided: March 13, 1933
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

PETROLEUM EXPLORATION v. BURNET, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1933. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 288 U.S. 467
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
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.