JOLIET & C. R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 7458.

118 F.2d 174 (1941)

JOLIET & C. R. CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

March 10, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas H. Strawn, Frank H. Towner, and Arthur D. Welton, Jr., all of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

J. Albert Woll, U. S. Atty., of Chicago, Ill., and Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SPARKS, MAJOR, and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment, entered May 13, 1940, disallowing a claim to recover income taxes paid for the years 1931 to 1934, inclusive, in the aggregate amount of $50,799.98, plus interest.

On January 1, 1864, the plaintiff, being the owner of thirty-seven miles of railroad between the cities of Joliet and Chicago, Illinois, entered into an indenture, under which it granted, demised and leased the railroad, together with all...

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