CHESSON v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 6379.

57 F.2d 141 (1932)

CHESSON v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 18, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. J. Benckenstein, of Beaumont, Tex., for petitioner.

G. A. Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sewall Key, S. Dee Hanson, and A. H. Conner, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., and C. M. Charest, Gen. Counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Harold Allen, Sp. Atty., Bureau of Internal Revenue, both of Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, being the owner of 51 acres of land in Texas, granted three separate oil and gas leases which together covered the whole tract; the lessees obligating themselves to deliver to his credit in pipe lines either a sixth or an eighth of the oil produced. He was a single man when he executed the first two leases, but was married shortly before the date of the third lease, in which he was joined by his wife. The Board of Tax Appeals held...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases