Pollock V. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
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| Date decided | 1895 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Majority | Fuller |
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| Gray | |
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| Prior | the United States |
| Citations | U. S. |
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| ID | 909963 |
About Pollock V. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Company, 157 U. S. 429, affirmed on rehearing, 158 U. S. 601, was a landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the income tax imposed by the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act for being an unapportioned direct tax.
