Legal Opinion

Vaughan v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided May 24, 1961No. Docket Nos. 57161-57164, 69942-69944Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

Black, Judge:

Petitioners contend that the proceeds of all sales of cows, bulls, and heifers during the term of their agreement with Milford are taxable as capital gains derived from the sale of animals held for breeding purposes within the meaning of section 117 (]) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.3

Respondent first contends that the agreement between the partnership and Milford was a lease, creating a lessor-lessee relationship, and consequently that any income derived by the partnership thereunder must necessarily be ordinary income. It was not. The income which the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Helvering v. San Joaquin Fruit & Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. McFeely v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. United States v. Bennett (Two Cases). Finch v. Arnold, Acting Collector of Internal Revenue (Two Cases). Birkbeck v. Thomas. Ritchie v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
  4. Albright v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
  5. Fawn Lake Ranch Co. v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1949

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