PHILLIPS' ESTATE v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 16235.

246 F.2d 209 (1957)

ESTATE of Albert D. PHILLIPS, Deceased, Viola T. Chartrand, formerly Viola T. Phillips, Administratrix, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 16, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Trenam, and Robert W. Patton, Tampa, Fla., Fowler, White, Gillen, Yancey & Humkey, and Massari & Patton, Tampa, Fla., of counsel, for petitioner.

Kenneth E. Levin, I. Henry Kutz, Lee A. Jackson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, John Potts Barnes, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Rollin H. Transue, Sp. Atty., Internal Revenue Service, for respondent.

Before BORAH, RIVES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

The Taxpayer's appeal from adverse judgment of the Tax Court for a deficiency (but without fraud or statutory penalties) based upon the increase in net worth and non-deductible expenditure method presents the sole question whether there was an adequate showing of the cash on hand in the opening net worth statement as of January 1, 1947. A corollary to this is whether the presumptive correctness of the Commissioner's deficiency is enough...

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