284 U.S. 1 (1931) Cited 271 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the gain or saving that is realized by a debtor by the reduction or cancellation of its outstanding debt obligation for an amount less than the total amount due is income to the taxpayer
Holding that a statutory provision "was manifestly intended to operate retroactively according to its terms" where the tax statute spelled out meticulously the circumstances that defined the claims to which it applied and where the alternative interpretation was absurd
190 U.S. 197 (1903) Cited 163 times 1 Legal Analyses
In Hawaii v. Mankichi, 190 U.S. 197, the question was whether the Territory of Hawaii could continue its pre-annexation procedure of permitting conviction by non-unanimous juries.
In United States v. Boston M.R.R., 279 U.S. 732, 49 S.Ct. 505, 73 L.Ed. 929, a substantially analogous situation was presented where the lessee of railroad property specifically agreed to pay taxes accruing to the government as part of the rental for the demised premises.
In Bernier v. Bernier it was said that the object of sections 2291 and 2292 was "to provide the method of completing the homestead claim and obtaining a patent therefor, and not to establish a line of descent or rules of distribution of the deceased entryman's estate."