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SALOMON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF NEW YORK (1929)

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SALOMON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF NEW YORK |
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Term: 1928 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 28, 1928 |
Decided: February 18, 1929 |
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 |
SALOMON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1929. The case was argued before the court on November 28, 1928.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
- Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 278 U.S. 484
- 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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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