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TAIT, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY CO. (1933)

| TAIT, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY CO. |
|---|
| Term: 1932 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: May 12, 1933 |
| Decided: May 29, 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 |
TAIT, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1933. The case was argued before the court on May 12, 1933.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland 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: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 289 U.S. 620
- 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: Owen Josephus Roberts
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
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