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UNITED STATES v. CANNELTON SEWER PIPE CO. (1960)

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UNITED STATES v. CANNELTON SEWER PIPE CO.
Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: May 19, 1960
Decided: June 27, 1960
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterPotter StewartEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker
Concurring
John Harlan II

UNITED STATES v. CANNELTON SEWER PIPE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1960. The case was argued before the court on May 19, 1960.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Indiana 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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 364 U.S. 76
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Tom Clark

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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