MATTER OF STEINBECK v. GEROSA


4 N.Y.2d 302 (1958)

In the Matter of John E. Steinbeck, Appellant, v. Lawrence E. Gerosa, as Comptroller of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 1, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin Karp and Harry Buchman for appellant.

Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel (Isidore Friedman, Stanley Buchsbaum and Jacob Friedes of counsel), for respondents.

Judges DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE concur.


Chief Judge CONWAY.

Petitioner is an author of novels, plays, motion picture scripts, magazine articles and other literary works. In April of 1952 he filed returns under the New York City General Business and Financial Tax Law (commonly known and hereinafter referred to as the "Gross Receipts Tax") covering the following periods: January 12, 1943 to December 31, 1944; October 1, 1945 to August 30, 1948; January...

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