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UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF PROVIDENCE (1909)

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UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF PROVIDENCE
Term: 1908
Important Dates
Argued: January 25, 1909
Decided: June 1, 1909
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaWilliam Henry MoodyRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF PROVIDENCE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1909. The case was argued before the court on January 25, 1909.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

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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: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 214 U.S. 302
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • 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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