CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH EXT. ASS'N v. DISTRICT OF COL.

No. 9285.

158 F.2d 327 (1946)

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH EXTENSION ASS'N v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided December 9, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Barrett Carter, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Mr. George C. Updegraff, Asst. Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, and Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

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


GRONER, C. J.

The case involves the right of the District of Columbia to tax the property of petitioner, a universally recognized religious organization, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945. The Board of Tax Appeals concluded that a portion of the property involved was not exempt under Section 801a(n) of the tax law,1 and accordingly sustained the tax as to such portion. The Board also held that the ownership and use of the property...

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