LEATHERS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 71-1647, 71-1648.

471 F.2d 856 (1972)

Dr. Hollis K. (III) and Patricia D. LEATHERS, Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America Appellant. Dr. William F. and June B. BLANKENSHIP, Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn R. Just, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Byron M. Eiseman, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before VOGEL, LAY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

These suits were initiated by Drs. Blankenship and Leathers, plaintiff-appellees herein,1 for refunds of federal income taxes. The cases were consolidated prior to trial, involving as they did similar issues and facts. A jury trial was had, resulting in verdicts for plaintiffs-appellees. The government then filed motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts, or in the alternative for new trials. The District...

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