HERRING MAGIC v. UNITED STATES

No. 15736.

258 F.2d 197 (1958)

HERRING MAGIC, a corporation, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garvin, Ashley & Foster, Daniel J. Riviera, Thomas B. Foster, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., Meyer Rothwacks, Lee A. Jackson, Melva M. Graney, Charles B. E. Freeman, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles P. Moriarty, U. S. Atty., Thomas R. Winter, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before BONE, BARNES and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges.


BONE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant a refund of taxes paid pursuant to 26 U.S.C.A. § 4161, an excise tax imposed upon the sale by manufacturers and producers of certain named objects including "artificial lures."

Appellant is the manufacturer of a certain device called Herring Magic. This device is made of colorless, translucent plastic with hooks attached. In use, the head of a minnow or herring is placed in a cavity...

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