BUCKSTAFF CO. v. McKINLEY

No. 201.

308 U.S. 358 (1939)

BUCKSTAFF BATH HOUSE CO. v. McKINLEY, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OF ARKANSAS, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 18, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Terrell Marshall submitted for petitioner.

Mr. W.L. Pope submitted for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 901 of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620) levies an excise tax, equal to specified percentages of total wages paid, on "every employer" of eight or more persons with respect to their "employment." By § 902 the taxpayer may credit against this tax the amount of contributions paid by him into an unemployment fund under a state law, such credit however not to exceed 90 percent of the tax and to...

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