GOURIELLI'S ESTATE v. C. I. R.

Nos. 239, 164, Dockets 26258, 26324.

289 F.2d 69 (1961)

ESTATE of A. GOURIELLI, Deceased, The Hanover Bank, Executor, and Helena Gourielli, Surviving Wife, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. Jacob A. and Bertha L. GOLDFARB, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Alter, New York City (Squadron, Alter & Weinrib, and Hubert Thurschwell, New York City, on the brief), for petitioners Estate of Gourielli, et al.

Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., New York City (Weil, Gotshal & Manges, and Martin D. Ginsburg, New York City, on the brief), for petitioners Jacob A. and Bertha L. Goldfarb.

James P. Turner, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Abbott M. Sellers, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., and Lee A. Jackson, Melva M. Graney and John A. Bailey, Attys., Dept. of Justice), Washington, D. C., for respondent in both cases.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and WATERMAN and FRIENDLY, Circuit Judges.


FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.

The issue in these two cases is whether, in a tax year, 1953, governed by §§ 23(v) and 125, added to the 1939 Code by the Revenue Act of 1942, c. 619, § 126, 56 Stat. 798, 822, taxpayers who purchased bonds callable on 30 days' notice may deduct, in addition to the excess of their basis over the redemption price at which the issuer could freely call all or any part of the issue, the excess of that price over a lower one at which...

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