PUTNAM KNITTING CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 45453.

58 F.Supp. 357 (1945)

PUTNAM KNITTING CO. v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Claims.

January 8, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howe P. Cochran, of Washington, D. C. (Margaret F. Luers and Betty Cochran Stockvis, both of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff.

John A. Rees, of Washington, D. C., and Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Fred K. Dyar, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for defendant.

Before WHALEY, Chief Justice, and LITTLETON, WHITAKER, JONES, and MADDEN, Judges.


MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, a manufacturer of washcloths, baby blankets, etc., was taxed, by Section 16(a) (1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, 48 Stat. 31, 7 U.S.C.A. § 616(a) (1), a certain amount per pound on the stocks of cotton goods which it had on hand on August 1, 1933. This tax was known as a floor stocks tax. It amounted to $8,173.24, which the plaintiff paid.

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