MURPHY LOGGING CO. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 63-546.

239 F.Supp. 794 (1965)

MURPHY LOGGING CO., successor by merger to Murphy Timber Co., Harry C. Murphy and Dorothy Shea Murphy, Edward J. Murphy and Virginia C. Murphy, Peter C. Murphy and Dorothy Z. Murphy, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

March 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davidson, Duffy & Stout, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs.

Gary P. Smith, Washington, D. C., Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., and Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Jerome Fink, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


SOLOMON, Chief Judge.

For some years prior to February 2, 1959, three Murphy brothers — Harry, Edward and Peter — operated the Murphy Logging Company as partners. Each received a salary of $25,000 a year, and profits when made were distributed in the same proportion as their interests, namely, Harry 53 1/3 %, Edward 33 1/3 %, and Peter 13 1/3 %.

On February 2, 1959, the Murphy brothers organized the Murphy Timber Co., an Oregon corporation. This...

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