1960 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lester
366 U.S. 299 · 81 S. Ct. 1343 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2113
The record
- Term
- 1960
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 376
- U.S. Reports
- 366 U.S. 299
- S. Ct. citation
- 81 S. Ct. 1343
- LEXIS citation
- 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2113
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
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