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UNITED STATES v. PYNE et al., EXECUTOR (1941)

| UNITED STATES v. PYNE et al., EXECUTOR |
|---|
| Term: 1940 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 2, 1941 |
| Decided: April 28, 1941 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
UNITED STATES v. PYNE et al., EXECUTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1941. The case was argued before the court on April 2, 1941.
In an 8-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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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: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 313 U.S. 127
- 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: Hugo Black
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
- 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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