DANTZLER v. U.S. I.R.S.

No. 98-8514.

183 F.3d 1247 (1999)

Laurence Keitt DANTZLER, Brooks Whittle Dantzler, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank L. Butler, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Macon, GA, Richard Farber, Charles Bricken, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Tax Div., Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant.

James A. Vaughn, David A. Aughtry, Forsyth, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before EDMONDSON and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and WATSON, Senior Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

As legal authority, the binding aspect of an earlier case is found in the actual disposition of the case given its particular essential facts. The power of precedent chiefly is to assure that like cases have like results. Cases that are not essentially alike can rightly have different results. These principles come into play as we decide the government's appeal from the district court's judgment awarding Taxpayers refunds of their federal...

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