COLEMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 1255.

81 F.2d 455 (1936)

COLEMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 21, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Foulston, of Wichita, Kan. (George Siefkin and Lester L. Morris, both of Wichita, Kan., on the brief), for petitioner.

Arnold Raum, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen. (Frank J. Wideman, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Sewall Key and Lucius A. Buck, Sp. Assts. to the Atty. Gen., on the brief), for respondent.

Before LEWIS, PHILLIPS, and McDERMOTT, Circuit Judges.


McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge.

Coleman charged off $125,000 in his income tax return for 1930 as a loss resulting from an investment of that amount in the common stock of the Mountain Cross Granite Company. The Commissioner disallowed it and the Board of Tax Appeals affirmed on two grounds — one that Coleman's proof did not disclose that the stock became worthless during the taxable year, the other that there had been a reorganization as defined by section 112 ...

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