VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK v. COMMONWEALTH


204 S.E.2d 426 (1974)

VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK, etc. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Howard Spainhour, Norfolk, Conrad M. Shumadine, Richmond (Kaufman, Oberndorfer & Spainhour, Norfolk, McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Sally T. Warthen, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, COCHRAN, and POFF, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

This case presents a novel question concerning the proper manner of ascertaining the value of bank stock for tax purposes. Essentially, the question turns upon whether the proceeds of certain "capital notes," issued by a bank to borrow funds for use in its banking business, should be included as additions to the capital of the bank, thereby increasing the value of its capital stock for tax purposes.

Code § 58-466 provides that the stockholders...

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