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UNITED STATES v. SKELLY OIL CO. (1969)

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UNITED STATES v. SKELLY OIL CO. |
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Term: 1968 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 15, 1969 |
Decided: April 21, 1969 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
UNITED STATES v. SKELLY OIL CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 21, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1969.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Oklahoma Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 394 U.S. 678
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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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