GENERAL SECURITIES CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 9356.

137 F.2d 201 (1943)

GENERAL SECURITIES CO. IN NASHVILLE, TENN., v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 22, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. White and James W. Allen, both of Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner.

Samuel O. Clark, Jr., J. P. Wenchel, Sewall Key, Bernard D. Daniels, A. F. Prescott, and S. Dee Hanson, all of Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before SIMONS, MARTIN, and McALLISTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This cause having been heard upon the arguments, briefs or counsel, and transcript of record; and it appearing that in 1936, petitioner accepted, in settlement of open account, shares of its debtor's common stock, at a certain book value, less than the amount owing, and charged off the balance as a bad debt in that year; that the Board of Tax Appeals (now the Tax Court of the United States), affirming the Commissioner — who disallowed claimed deduction...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases