UNITED STATES v. STEWART

No. 13.

311 U.S. 60 (1940)

UNITED STATES v. STEWART.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 12, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Clark, with whom Solicitor General Biddle and Messrs. Sewall Key and Arnold Raum were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. W. Glenn Harmon and Ernest L. Wilkinson, with whom Mr. John W. Cragun was on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case is here on certiorari to resolve a conflict of the decision below (106 F.2d 405) with Stern Brothers & Co. v. Commissioner, 108 F.2d 309.

During the year 1930 respondent purchased farm loan bonds issued by joint-stock land banks under the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 (39 Stat. 360). The purchases were made...

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