UNITED STATES v. MARXEN, TRUSTEE (1939)

| UNITED STATES v. MARXEN, TRUSTEE |
|---|
| Term: 1938 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 28, 1939 |
| Decided: May 15, 1939 |
| Outcome |
| Certification to or from a lower court |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Pierce Butler • Felix Frankfurter • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
UNITED STATES v. MARXEN, TRUSTEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1939. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 1939.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 307 U.S. 200
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- 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: Stanley Reed
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 conservative.
See also
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