VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 30116, 30117.

446 F.2d 690 (1971)

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee C. Bradley, Jr., William B. White, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Wayman G. Sherrer, U. S. Atty., E. Ray Acton, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., Johnnie M. Walters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Meyer Rothwacks, Elmer J. Kelsey, Philip I. Brennan, Attys., Tax Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:

Two principal issues are presented by these appeals from the district court's denial of federal income tax refunds: (I) whether organization or reorganization expenses incurred by appellant's predecessors, and concededly capital in nature and not deductible when incurred, became deductible upon the occurrence of statutory mergers carried out pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 368(a) (1) (A); (II) whether appellant met its burden of overcoming the...

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