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Smith v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Feb 14, 1950
180 F.2d 357 (6th Cir. 1950)

Summary

involving as here, sale or rental real estate, an apartment building by one having extensive holdings and interests, who over a period of about 12 years had purchased properties worth $100,000 and sold properties worth $300,000 but, as here, was not a licensed real estate agent

Summary of this case from Weill v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Opinion

No. 10903.

February 14, 1950.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; Marion Speed Boyd, Judge.

Snowden, Davis, Brown, McCloy Donelson, Memphis, Tenn., for appellant.

John Brown, Memphis, Tenn., Theron L. Caudle, Charles Oliphant, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before SIMONS, ALLEN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


This appeal was heard upon the record, briefs and argument of respective counsel;

And the Court being of the opinion that the findings of fact by the District Judge are supported by the evidence and are not clearly erroneous, and that there is no error in his conclusions of law based thereon, 85 F. Supp. 838; Lazier v. United States, 8 Cir., 170 F.2d 521; Sic v. Commissioner, 8 Cir., 177 F.2d 469; Pettit v. Commissioner, 5 Cir., 175 F.2d 195; Baruch v. Commissioner, 11 T.C. 96, affirmed, 2 Cir., 178 F.2d 402.

It is ordered that the judgment of the District Court be and is affirmed.


Summaries of

Smith v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Feb 14, 1950
180 F.2d 357 (6th Cir. 1950)

involving as here, sale or rental real estate, an apartment building by one having extensive holdings and interests, who over a period of about 12 years had purchased properties worth $100,000 and sold properties worth $300,000 but, as here, was not a licensed real estate agent

Summary of this case from Weill v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue
Case details for

Smith v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Mrs. Walter Lane SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Feb 14, 1950

Citations

180 F.2d 357 (6th Cir. 1950)

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