COMMISSIONER OF INT. REV. v. BANKERS FARM MORT. CO.

No. 8516.

145 F.2d 772 (1944)

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. BANKERS FARM MORTGAGE CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

December 1, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. P. Wenchel and Chas. E. Lowery, both of Washington, D. C., Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Sewall Key, J. Louis Monarch, and Muriel S. Paul, Asst. Attys. Gen., for petitioner.

John E. Hughes, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

Before EVANS, MAJOR, and MINTON, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

The Commissioner assessed a deficiency income and excess profits tax of $323,070.60 against respondent for the years 1934, 1935, 1937, and 1938. On appeal, the United States Tax Court set aside the assessment. This appeal by Commissioner followed.

The asserted tax deficiency was based on taxpayer's use of its predecessor's basis in determining gain or loss upon the sale of assets. In determining the basis for tax purposes, the bid price...

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