Helvering Vs. Wood

Helvering vs Wood

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided Mar-25-1940

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/97050
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: Mar-25-1940
Case Number: 309 U.S. 637
Subject: Trusts and Societies

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Trusts and Societies

Key legal issue: Trusts and Societies

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Helvering

Respondent

Wood

Excerpt

helvering v. wood - 309 u.s. 637 (1940) u.s. supreme court helvering v. wood, 309 u.s. 637 (1940) 309 u.s. 637 guy t. helvering, commissioner of internal revenue, petitioner, v. edson t. wood, jr., and gaylord a. wood, trustees, etc. no. 767. supreme court of the united states april 8, 1940 mr. robert h. jackson, atty. gen., for petitioner. on petition for writ of certiorari to the united states circuit court of appeals for the seventh circuit. per curiam. the petition for writ of certiorari is granted. the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded to the circuit court of appeals for further proceedings. helvering v. brum, 309 u.s. 461 , 60 s.ct. 631, 84 l. ed. --, decided march 25, 1940. granted.

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HELVERING v. WOOD - 309 U.S. 637 (1940)
U.S. Supreme Court HELVERING v. WOOD, 309 U.S. 637 (1940)

309 U.S. 637

Guy T. HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, petitioner,
v.
Edson T. WOOD, Jr., and Gaylord A. Wood, Trustees, etc.
No. 767.

Supreme Court of the United States

April 8, 1940

Mr. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded to the Circuit Court of Appeals for further proceedings. Helvering v. Brum, 309 U.S. 461 , 60 S.Ct. 631, 84 L. Ed. --, decided March 25, 1940.

Granted.

Same Parties Helvering vs Wood Same Subject Trusts and Societies