Goldsmith v. United States Board of Tax Appeals

H. Ely Goldsmith, a citizen of New York and qualified to practice as a Codified Public Accountant by certificate issued under the laws of that State, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia asking for a writ of mandamus against the United States Board of Tax Appeals created by the Revenue Act of 1924, 43 Stat. 253, 336, Title IX, § 900, to compel the Board to enroll him as an attorney with the right to practice before it; and to enjoin the Board from interfering with his appearance before it in behalf of tax-payers whose interests are there being dealt with.

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