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Automobile Club v. Commissioner

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89
Petitioner: 
Automobile Club
Respondent: 
Commissioner
Heard By: 
Warren Court (1957)
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
353 U.S. 180 (1957)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 6, 1957
Decided: 
Monday, April 22, 1957
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, Automobile Club v. Commissioner , 353 U.S. 180 (1957)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_89)
(last visited Monday, November 30, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Commissioner, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Burton
Voted with the minority, joined Burton's dissent
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Did not participate
Whittaker

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.