1954 term · Warren Court · 6-2
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Sternberger, Chase National Bank of New York, Executor
348 U.S. 187 · 75 S. Ct. 229 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1512
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 24
- U.S. Reports
- 348 U.S. 187
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 229
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1512
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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