GODFREY v. UNITED STATES


61 F.Supp. 240 (1940)

GODFREY v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, S. D. New York.

December 12, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark H. Hebner, of New York City, for plaintiff.

John T. Cahill, U. S. Atty. for Southern District of N.Y., of New York City (William J. Sexton, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for defendant.


MANDELBAUM, District Judge.

The defendant moves to dismiss the complaint contending that on the face thereof, the suit is barred by a statute of limitations.

The petition seeks to recover certain gift taxes claimed to have been erroneously and illegally collected from the petitioner. A claim for refund was filed with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and thereafter was rejected by him on the sole ground that the filing of the claim was untimely in that...

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