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1948 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Culbertson et ux.

337 U.S. 733 · 69 S. Ct. 1210 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3078

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
313
U.S. Reports
337 U.S. 733
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 1210
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 3078

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Culbertson et ux.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonRegular concurrence
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Wiley RutledgeRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent

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