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October Term 1969 · decided Apr 20, 1970

Woodward et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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  • Woodward v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, OT 1969, April 20, 1970.
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 572.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Federal Taxation.

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Decided 1970-04-20 (October Term 1969). Citation: 397 U.S. 572. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Federal Taxation. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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