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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. MORRIS

No. 9278.

159 F.2d 13 (1946)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. MORRIS.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided December 16, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George C. Updegraff, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Vernon E. West, Corporation Counsel, and Mr. Chester H. Gray, Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Charles J. King, of Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

This proceeding concerns tangible personal property taxes in the District of Columbia. Respondent owned certain furniture and equipment which she used in the conduct of a rooming-and-boarding house. She had acquired this property, together with the "good-will" of the business, in 1940 and 1941 for $8,500. She filed personal property tax returns for the fiscal years 1942, 1944, and 1945, listing the property at $3,000, $2,000, and $1,700...

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