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RYERSON et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES (1941)

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RYERSON et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1940
Important Dates
Argued: January 8, 1941
Decided: March 3, 1941
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

RYERSON et al., EXECUTORS, v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1941. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1941.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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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: 312 U.S. 405
  • 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.

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