SHANIS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Nos. 11286, 11287.

213 F.2d 151 (1954)

Morris SHANIS and Beckie Shanis, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Sarner, Philadelphia, Pa. (Wolkin, Sarner & Cooper, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for petitioners.

Karl Schmeidler, Washington, D. C. (H. Brian Holland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ellis N. Slack, Lee A. Jackson, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., on the brief), for respondent.

Before McLAUGHLIN, STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The first question presented is whether petitioners' partnership on the settlement of sell and buy contracts of "when issued" securities realized a net short-term capital gain as found by the Tax Court or a long-term capital gain and a short-term capital loss as urged by petitioners.

We find ample factual basis in the record for the Tax Court's conclusion that what took place on the settlement date was a sale and exchange not of the contract rights...

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