FAHS v. FLORIDA MACHINE & FOUNDRY CO.

No. 12212.

168 F.2d 957 (1948)

FAHS, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. FLORIDA MACHINE & FOUNDRY CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 6, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leland T. Atherton and George A. Stinson, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Theron L. Caudle, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Edith House, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Jacksonville, Fla., for appellant.

John W. Donahoo and William T. Rogers, both of Jacksonville, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, Florida Machine and Foundry Company, filed suit to recover additional income and excess profits taxes, aggregating $19,089.44, paid for the years 1941 and 1942 under protest. From a judgment for appellee taxpayer, the Collector takes this appeal.

The only question presented is the proper cost basis to be used by taxpayer in computing gain or loss on the sale of certain land it owned in 1941, and in determining taxpayer's equity...

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