BASS v. HAWLEY

No. 6589.

62 F.2d 721 (1933)

BASS v. HAWLEY.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Hartman, U. S. Atty., of San Antonio, Tex., and Wright Matthews, Sp. Atty., Bureau of Internal Revenue, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Paul D. Thomas, of El Paso, Tex., for appellee.

Before BRYAN, SIBLEY, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.


SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

James W. Bass, collector of internal revenue, appeals from the judgment on a verdict directed against him in favor of A. L. Hawley for recovery of an income tax for the year 1925. The question is whether $16,250 received by Hawley that year was a gift or additional compensation for services. Hawley had for twenty-two years been the general auditor of the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad Company, all...

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