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UNITED STATES v. MARXEN, TRUSTEE (1939)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
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 BlackPierce ButlerFelix FrankfurterJames Clark McReynoldsStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan 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.

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 - 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.

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