TYEE REALTY COMPANY v. ANDERSON, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1916)

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TYEE REALTY COMPANY v. ANDERSON, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: October 14, 1915
Decided: February 21, 1916
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

TYEE REALTY COMPANY v. ANDERSON, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1916. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1915.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 240 U.S. 115
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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