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U.S. v. Silk.docx

United States v. Silk, 331 U.S. 704 (1947) ) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Silk, 331 U.S. 704 (1947) United States v. Silk No. 312 Argued March 10, 1947 Decided June 16, 1947* 331 U.S. 704 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court. We consider together the above two cases. Both involve suits to recover sums exacted from businesses by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue as employment taxes on employers under the Social Security Act. [Footnote 1] In both instances, the taxes were