IVAN ALLEN COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

No. 73-2866.

493 F.2d 426 (1974)

IVAN ALLEN COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 3, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., William Mallard, Julian M. Longley, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., Scott P. Crampton, Asst. Atty. Gen., John F. Murray, Benton Burroughs, Jr., Meyer Rothwacks, Elmer J. Kelsey, William S. Estabrook, III, Attys., Tax Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

Kirk M. McAlpin, Herschel M. Bloom, Michael C. Russ, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

The issue on this appeal concerns the standard for measuring the amount of a corporation's liquid assets in determining the applicability of the tax imposed upon a corporation for not distributing to its shareholders the earnings and profits that exceed its reasonable business needs.1 More specifically, we must decide whether securities, which have appreciated substantially...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases