Helvering v. Bliss

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• refusing to give narrow construction to tax exemption for income devoted to charity, because exemption was \begotten from motives of public policy\
• stating that remedial provisions should not be construed narrowly
• stating that remedial provisions should not be construed narrowly
• stating that remedial provisions should not be construed narrowly
• liberal construction and application of section 6013(e) in favor of those whom the statute was designed to benefit was required in order to effectuate the statute’s purpose
• liberal construction and application of section 6013(e) in favor of those whom the statute was designed to benefit was required in order to effectuate the statute's purpose

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).