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1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stern, Transferee

357 U.S. 39 · 78 S. Ct. 1047 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1810

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
311
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 39
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1047
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1810

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Stern, Transferee.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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