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1959 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Duberstein et ux.

363 U.S. 278 · 80 S. Ct. 1190 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 2030

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
376
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 278
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1190
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 2030

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Duberstein et ux.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Charles E. WhittakerSpecial concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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