International Harvester Credit Corp. v. Goodrich
350 U.S. 537 · Decided April 9, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
International Harvester Credit Corp. v. Goodrich was decided on April 9, 1956 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local government tax” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 537 · 76 S. Ct. 621 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 681 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1136
- Docket number
- 82
- Decided
- April 9, 1956
- Argued
- January 17, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local government tax
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
International Harvester Credit Corp. et al. v. Goodrich et Al., Constituting the State Tax Commission of New York
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-054, docket 1955-054-01.
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