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ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES (1952)

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ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1951
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 1952
Decided: June 2, 1952
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-1
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Robert Jackson

ROBERTSON v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 2, 1952. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1952.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah Utah U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 343 U.S. 711
  • 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: William Douglas

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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