WIRKKALA v. UNITED STATES

No. 2401.

181 F.Supp. 338 (1960)

Martin S. and Esther WIRKKALA, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Washington, S. D.

February 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maguire, Shields, Morrison, Bailey & Kester and Ralph R. Bailey, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs.

Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., James P. Garland, Fred J. Neuland, Thomas A. Frazier, Jr., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles P. Moriarty, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., and Charles W. Billinghurst, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tacoma, Wash., for defendant.


BOLDT, District Judge.

By this action plaintiffs seek recovery of income taxes paid under protest on deficiencies assessed for the years 1952, 1953 and 1954. The question for decision is whether plaintiffs acquired the necessary proprietary interest in logs cut pursuant to the contracts involved for capital gain treatment under Int. Rev.Code of 1939, § 117, 26 U.S.C.A. § 117, and Int.Rev.Code of 1954, § 631, 26 U.S.C.A. § 631, on income derived...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases