George P. Davis
E47550
George P. Davis was the taxpayer whose challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Helvering v. Davis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George P. Davis canonical | 2 |
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
person ⓘ taxpayer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 1937 ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | tax litigation ⓘ |
| held | Social Security payroll tax provisions are constitutional under the General Welfare Clause ⓘ |
| legalClaim | argued Social Security payroll tax exceeded Congress’s constitutional powers ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes
ⓘ
surface form:
Social Security Act payroll tax
|
| notableFor | challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions ⓘ |
| opposed | federal payroll tax used to fund Social Security ⓘ |
| partyTo | Helvering v. Davis ⓘ |
| roleInCourtCase | plaintiff in Helvering v. Davis ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | George P. Davis as taxpayer challenging the tax ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery