SKENANDOA RAYON CORP. v. COMMISSIONER OF INT. REV.


122 F.2d 268 (1941)

SKENANDOA RAYON CORPORATION v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

July 31, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeBoeuf, Machold & Lamb, of New York City (Horace R. Lamb and Craigh Leonard, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and Sewall Key and Newton K. Fox, Sp. Assts. to the Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before L. HAND, SWAN, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Circuit Judge.

The main question presented by this appeal is whether the taxpayer is entitled to a dividends paid credit under section 27 of the Revenue Act of 1936, 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Acts, page 837. The facts are not in dispute. The taxpayer had outstanding 5,632 shares of 7% cumulative preferred stock (without par value) upon which dividends of $45.50 per share were in arrears on July 1, 1937. During the year 1937 the corporation made net profits of more...

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