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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, December 9, 1987
Decision: Monday, March 7, 1988
Issues: Federal Taxation

Advocates

Alan I. Horowitz (on behalf of the Respondent)
Vester T. Hughes, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 8 votes for Commissioner, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Internal Revenue Code
Did not participate
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Arkansas Best Corp. v. Commissioner, 485 U.S. 212 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_751/>
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