FIORELLA v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 22542.

361 F.2d 326 (1966)

Sam and Katherine FIORELLA, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 17, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Pritchard, Winston B. McCall, Birmingham, Ala., for petitioners, Pritchard, McCall & Jones, John H. Harper, Birmingham, Ala., of counsel.

John B. Jones, Jr., Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Mitchell Rogovin, Chief Counsel, I. R. S., Eugene F. Colella, Atty., I. R. S., Donald W. Williamson, Jr., Meyer Rothwacks, Joseph M. Howard, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Richard M. Roberts, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, BELL, Circuit Judge and KILKENNY, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Sam Fiorella, a lottery operator, kept no books and records for income tax purposes. The Commissioner made deficiency assessments against him for the years 1956, 1957, and 1958 on the basis of reconstructing his income.

The Tax Court carefully considered these assessments and drastically reduced them by using a slightly lower daily gambling income average and by substantially lowering the number of days of operation. Still dissatisfied, Mr. and...

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