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Haynes et Ux. v. United States

353 U.S. 81 · Decided April 1, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Haynes et Ux. v. United States was decided on April 1, 1957 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal taxation (Internal Revenue Code)” in the Federal Taxation area.

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Case details

Citations
353 U.S. 81 · 77 S. Ct. 649 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 671 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1569
Docket number
257
Decided
April 1, 1957
Argued
March 5, 1957
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–2
Majority opinion
Hugo L. Black
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Internal Revenue Code
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Felix FrankfurterMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissentCo-authored an opinion
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority

Did not participate: Charles E. Whittaker.

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Haynes et Ux. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1956-064, docket 1956-064-01.

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