SUAREZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1115. Summary Calendar.

582 F.2d 1007 (1978)

Jose R. SUAREZ, Jr., and Virginia Peters Suarez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome S. Richman, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., M. Carr Ferguson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Gilbert E. Andrews, Acting Chief, Crombie J. D. Garrett, Carleton Powell, John Dudeck, Jr., Attys., Tax Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, COLEMAN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Dr. Jose Suarez, Jr. and his wife Virginia P. Suarez brought suit seeking the refund of the wagering occupational tax and that portion they had paid of the wagering excise tax assessed against them for their acceptance of lottery wagers between September 1972 and April 22, 1973. The Government counterclaimed for the total amount of unpaid assessments. After trial to a jury, the District Court entered judgment for the Government on its counterclaim...

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