1954 term · Warren Court · 8-0
General American Investors Co., Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
348 U.S. 434 · 75 S. Ct. 478 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1509
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 114
- U.S. Reports
- 348 U.S. 434
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 478
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1509
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMC?
M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Unknown |
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