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Stolz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 26, 1959
267 F.2d 482 (5th Cir. 1959)

Opinion

No. 17611.

May 26, 1959. Rehearing Denied June 26, 1959.

Wm. Andress, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for petitioners.

Melvin L. Lebow, Melva M. Graney, Lee A. Jackson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Arch M. Cantrall, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, John M. Morawski, Special Atty., Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before JONES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


Reversal is sought of a decision of the Tax Court holding that certain distributions of a corporation to the petitioner, E.H. Stolz, one of its stockholders, were essentially equivalent to dividends and were taxable income under 26 U.S.C.A. (I.R.C. 1939) § 115(g). Stolz v. Commissioner, 30 T.C. 530. We are in agreement with the conclusion of the Tax Court. Its decision is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Stolz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jun 26, 1959
267 F.2d 482 (5th Cir. 1959)
Case details for

Stolz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Case Details

Full title:E.H. STOLZ and Zoe Stolz, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 26, 1959

Citations

267 F.2d 482 (5th Cir. 1959)

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