KIRBY LUMBER CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. L-52.

44 F.2d 885 (1930)

KIRBY LUMBER CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims

December 1, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Reilly, of Washington, D. C. (Robert Ash, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Fred K. Dyar and William E. Davis, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for the United States.

Before BOOTH, Chief Justice, and GREEN, LITTLETON, WILLIAMS, and WHALEY, Judges.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

The plaintiff brings this suit to recover $17,188.99, income taxes which it claims were erroneously assessed against it for the calendar year 1923.

The plaintiff during the taxable year issued its own bonds at par, and later within the year purchased on the open market certain of these bonds at less than par, and retired them. The difference between the par value of such bonds and the price at which...

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