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COMMISSIONER v. SULLIVAN

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Case Basics

Docket No.

119

Petitioner

Commissioner

Respondent

Sullivan

Decided By

Warren Court (1957-1958)

Opinion

356 U.S. 27 (1958)

Argued

Thursday, January 30, 1958

Decided

Monday, March 17, 1958

Term:

1950-1959
- 1957

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 9 votes for Sullivan, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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COMMISSIONER v. SULLIVAN. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_119>.

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"COMMISSIONER v. SULLIVAN," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1957/1957_119.