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UNITED STATES v. JACOBS, EXECUTRIX (1939)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. JACOBS, EXECUTRIX
Term: 1938
Important Dates
Argued: February 2, 1939
Decided: February 27, 1939
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-3
Majority
Hugo BlackFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesStanley ReedHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Pierce ButlerJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus Roberts

UNITED STATES v. JACOBS, EXECUTRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1939. The case was argued before the court on February 2, 1939.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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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: 306 U.S. 363
  • 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.

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