Automobile Club of Michigan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Decided April 22, 1957. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89 · 353 U.S. 180 (1957) · Cited 870 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• North American Oil Consolidated v. Burnet · 286 U.S. 417 (1932)
• Brown v. Helvering · 291 U.S. 193 (1934)
• Helvering v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 306 U.S. 110 (1939)
• Commissioner v. Lane-Wells Co. · 321 U.S. 219 (1944)
• United States v. Anderson · 269 U.S. 422 (1926)
• Lucas v. Pilliod Lumber Co. · 281 U.S. 245 (1930)
• Germantown Trust Co. v. Commissioner · 309 U.S. 304 (1940)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• American Automobile Assn. v. United States · 367 U.S. 687 (1961)
• Schulde v. Commissioner · 372 U.S. 128 (1963)
• Dixon v. United States · 381 U.S. 68 (1965)
• Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. United States · 435 U.S. 21 (1978)
• Lindh v. Murphy · 521 U.S. 320 (1997)
• Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc. · 467 U.S. 51 (1984)
• Thor Power Tool Co. v. Commissioner · 439 U.S. 522 (1979)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Commissioner v. Hansen · 360 U.S. 446 (1959)
• Hanover Bank v. Commissioner · 369 U.S. 672 (1962)
• Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
• Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co. · 370 U.S. 114 (1962)
• Dickman v. Commissioner · 465 U.S. 330 (1984)
• Fribourg Navigation Co. v. Commissioner · 383 U.S. 272 (1966)
• United States v. Catto · 384 U.S. 102 (1966)
• Bufferd v. Commissioner · 506 U.S. 523 (1993)
• Commissioner v. Indianapolis Power & Light Co. · 493 U.S. 203 (1990)

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