STRAUSS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 8766.

97 F.2d 549 (1938)

STRAUSS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (two cases).

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 20, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Clausen, of San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner.

James W. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Sewell Key, Berryman Green, and Lester Gibson, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before WILBUR, MATHEWS, and HEALY, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

The petitioners Strauss and wife seek a review of a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals denying exemption from Federal income tax in respect of compensation paid to Strauss by the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District.

The case involves income for the years 1933 and 1934. The sole question presented is whether the income was received by Strauss as an officer (engineer) of the district, or as an independent contractor. Strauss died...

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