WESTERN CO. OF NORTH AMERICA v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-1397.

699 F.2d 264 (1983)

WESTERN COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, J & L Tank, Inc., Grayco Electrical, Inc. and Aggregate Plant Products Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael L. Paup, Richard W. Perkins, Michael J. Roach, Attys., Chief Appellate Section, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

R. Gordon Appleman, Fort Worth, Tex., for Western Co. of North America.

Before THORNBERRY, JOHNSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Western Company of North America won a refund of $208,008.73 in special fuels and highway use excise taxes assessed on certain of its vehicles for the taxable period 1971 through 1977. The Government appeals, contending that the district court erred in refusing to apply a regulation promulgated in 1977 to the determination of Western's 1977 tax liability, and in refusing to hold a hearing on a post-verdict dispute regarding the taxability of...

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