DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TEL. CO.

Nos. 10262, 10263.

179 F.2d 814 (1950)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mr. H. H. Walker Lewis, Washington, D. C., for The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.

Before CLARK, PRETTYMAN and BAZELON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

The District of Columbia levied a tax for the fiscal year 1949 on gross receipts from the following sales made by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company:1 (1) sale of advertising space and black-letter listings in its classified directory; (2) sale of its street-address directories; (3) sale of directories to telephone companies outside the District of Columbia; and (4) sale of directory covers. Upon review...

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