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Frank Lyon Co. v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-624
Petitioner: 
Frank Lyon Co.
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
435 U.S. 561 (1978)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 2, 1977
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, Frank Lyon Co. v. United States , 435 U.S. 561 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_624)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Frank Lyon Co., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun