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· 1/28/1924

Trinidad v. Sagrada Orden De Predicadores De La Provincia Del Santisimo Rosario De Filipinas

Citations

  • 263 U.S. 578
  • 44 S. Ct. 204
  • 68 L. Ed. 458
  • 1924 U.S. LEXIS 2824

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  • observing that “[e]vidently the exemption [for charitable organizations] is made in recognition of the benefit which the public derives from corporate activities [of charities], and is intended to aid them when not conducted for private gain”
  • in using properties held for exempt purposes to produce income, the corporation “is adhering to and advancing these purposes, and not stepping aside from them or engaging in a business pursuit”

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Judges: Van Devanter

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