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October Term 1952 · decided Mar 16, 1953

Orvis et al. v. Brownell, Attorney General, Successor To the Alien Property Custodian

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  • Orvis v. Brownell, OT 1952, March 16, 1953.
  • Citation: 345 U.S. 183.
  • Vote: 6 to 2.
  • Issue area: Federal Taxation.

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Decided 1953-03-16 (October Term 1952). Citation: 345 U.S. 183. Vote: 6–2. Issue area: Federal Taxation. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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