Crane v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Decided April 14, 1947. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 68 · 331 U.S. 1 (1947) · Cited 759 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Douglas v. Willcuts · 296 U.S. 1 (1935)
• United States v. Hendler · 303 U.S. 564 (1938)
• Dobson v. Commissioner · 320 U.S. 489 (1944)
• Crooks v. Harrelson · 282 U.S. 55 (1930)
• Old Colony Railroad v. Commissioner · 284 U.S. 552 (1932)
• Trust Under the Will of Bingham v. Commissioner · 325 U.S. 365 (1945)
• John Kelley Co. v. Commissioner · 326 U.S. 521 (1946)
• Helvering v. Stockholms Enskilda Bank · 293 U.S. 84 (1934)
• Helvering v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 306 U.S. 110 (1939)
• Commissioner v. Wilcox · 327 U.S. 404 (1946)
• Burnet v. Wells · 289 U.S. 670 (1933)
• Helvering v. F. & R. Lazarus & Co. · 308 U.S. 252 (1939)
• Commissioner v. Scottish American Investment Co. · 323 U.S. 119 (1945)
• Detroit Edison Co. v. Commissioner · 319 U.S. 98 (1943)
• Duffy v. Central R. Co. of NJ · 268 U.S. 55 (1925)
• Maguire v. Commissioner · 313 U.S. 1 (1941)

Cited by

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

• Commissioner v. Tufts · 461 U.S. 300 (1983)
• Commissioner v. Brown · 380 U.S. 563 (1965)
• Malat v. Riddell · 383 U.S. 569 (1966)
• Hanover Bank v. Commissioner · 369 U.S. 672 (1962)
• United States v. First National City Bank · 379 U.S. 378 (1965)
• Commissioner v. Soliman · 506 U.S. 168 (1993)
• Commissioner v. Estate of Sternberger · 348 U.S. 187 (1955)

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