Legal Opinion
Bessie Lasky and Jesse L. Lasky v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1956No. 14868PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Lasky and his wife seek to petition this court for review of decisions of the Tax Court, “an independent agency in the Executive Branch of the Government”. 1 That agency held that over $800,000.00 received by Lasky in connection with the motion picture “Ser geant York” was ordinary income rather than capital gain, and consequently that Lasky and his wife each owe'tax deficiencies of over $224,500.00.
The Commissioner challenges the jurisdiction of this Court of Appeals to consider the merits of the claimed right of review and moved to dismiss the petitions, contending that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Borden's Farm Products Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Goldsmith v. United States Board of Tax AppealsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Wayne United Gas Co. v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Reo Motors, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Denholm & McKay Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by88 opinions
- John W. Amos v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Ben Abatti and Margaret Abatti v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Josephine C. Toscano AKA Josephine C. Zelasko v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Breman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976
- William H. Kenner and Eleanor v. Kenner v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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