KENTUCKY RIVER COAL CORPORATION v. LUCAS

No. 1278.

51 F.2d 586 (1931)

KENTUCKY RIVER COAL CORPORATION v. LUCAS.

District Court, W. D. Kentucky, at Louisville.

July 9, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodward, Hamilton & Hobson, of Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff.

T. J. Sparks, U. S. Atty., and Frank Ropke, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Louisville, Ky., and C. M. Charest, Gen. Counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Kelly Kash, Sp. Atty., Bureau of Internal Revenue, both of Washington, D. C., for defendant.


DAWSON, District Judge.

This is a suit for a refund of income taxes for the year 1923. The whole case hinges on whether or not the so-called debenture stock issued and sold by the plaintiff was, in fact, capital stock, or represented borrowed money. These securities were sold at 50 per cent. discount. The plaintiff contends that the so-called 6 per cent. dividends on this stock should be treated as interest paid on borrowed money and allowed as a deduction, under...

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