What happened in this case?
An appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit between St. Louis Union Trust Co. and Becker. The court issued a decision on Mar 13, 1935.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
St. Louis Union Trust Co. v Becker, No. 10078 (8th Cir.)
- Docket
- 10078
Where this case stands
The appeals court reversed the lower court and sent the case back.
- Who won?
The side that appealed won, at least for now. The court ruled against the lower court's decision.
- What did the court decide?
In the court's words:
“The judgment is reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”
- What does it mean?
The lower court's ruling no longer stands. The case goes back to the lower court to continue in line with this ruling. This is a published opinion, so it is Binding precedentEarlier authority that a court generally must follow.Learn more about binding precedent → for courts in this circuit.
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Why does this case matter?
3 court opinions on Jurvio cite this case, which shows other courts have relied on or discussed it.
What was the ruling or outcome?
The court issued its decision on Mar 13, 1935. The full text of the opinion is available on this page.
Understand this case
Case record
St. Louis Union Trust Co. v Becker is Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit case number 10078. Jurvio currently provides 1 readable court document for this case.
Decision lineup
SanbornOpinion type: Majority opinionThe opinion expressing the reasoning supported by most judges deciding the case.Learn more about majority opinion →
Cases cited 14
Cites 14 cases · all on Jurvio
- Dixie Feed & Seed Co. v. Byrd · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Coolidge v. Long · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Western Loan & Savings Co. v. Colorado Smelting & Mining Co. · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Bell v. Hood · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Dennis v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Flannery v. Willcuts · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
- Edgar M. Morsman, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Edgar M. Morsman v. David Burnet, Commissioner of Internal Revenue · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Townsend v. Burke · Supreme Court of the United States ·
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. McCormick · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ·
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Morsman · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
- Brown v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue · Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ·
- Helvering v. St. Louis Union Trust Co. · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
- Edson v. Lucas · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
Cited by 3
3 cases on Jurvio cite this case
- Bell v. United States · District Court, D. Minnesota ·
- Epsen Lithographers v. O'MALLEY · District Court, D. Nebraska ·
- Wiget v. Becker · Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ·
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Documents and argument
Court opinion
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- Court opinion
ST. LOUIS UNION TRUST CO. Et Al. v. BECKER, Collector of Internal Revenue — majority