DOYLE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. MITCHELL BROTHERS COMPANY (1918)

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DOYLE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. MITCHELL BROTHERS COMPANY
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 1918
Decided: May 20, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

DOYLE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. MITCHELL BROTHERS COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1918. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1918.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 247 U.S. 179
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Mahlon Pitney

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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