UNITED STATES v. SAMPSELL

No. 14569.

224 F.2d 721 (1955)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Paul W. SAMPSELL, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Estate of F. P. Newport Corporation, Ltd., Bankrupt, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

August 11, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Brian Holland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Grant W. Wiprud, Ellis N. Slack, A. F. Prescott, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Edward R. McHale, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner.

Norman A. Bailie, George Bouchard, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent.

Before STEPHENS, ORR and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America, hereafter Government, has demanded payment of income taxes from Trustee Sampsell on income alleged to have been received by the bankrupt estate from May 26, 1952, to January 1, 1953. The Government duly filed its claim asserting a deficiency. The trustee filed objections and the referee in bankruptcy entered an order disallowing the claim. The Government petitioned the United States District Court for review. The order...

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