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UNITED STATES v. BELT et al.

Term: 1942
Important Dates
Decided: June 7, 1943
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo Black • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
William Douglas • Frank Murphy

UNITED STATES v. BELT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1943.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia 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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 319 U.S. 521
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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