1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Peurifoy et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
358 U.S. 59 · 79 S. Ct. 104 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1909
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 46
- U.S. Reports
- 358 U.S. 59
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 104
- LEXIS citation
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1909
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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