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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

No. 14128.

254 F.2d 955 (1958)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Petitioner, v. The BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1958.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 15, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry E. Wixon, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, with whom Messrs. Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Douglas H. Moore, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. John L. Laskey, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Robert W. Bogue, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for respondent.

Before REED, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, retired, EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied May 15, 1958.

PER CURIAM.

Under the District of Columbia Code, real property exempt from taxation includes "Buildings belonging to and used in carrying on the purposes and activities of" several named organizations, including the Brookings Institution. D. C.Code (1951) § 47-801a(k). Section 47-801a(r) (1) exempts from taxation "Grounds belonging to and reasonably required and actually used for the carrying on of the...

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