Legal Opinion

United States v. James C. And Helen M. Stallard, and Dewey H. And Geneva Stallard

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 29, 1959No. 7904_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated cases raise the question whether the members of a partnership engaged in the strip mining of coal under a contract with the owners of the land are entitled to a deduction for depletion under § 23 and § 114(b) (4) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S. C.A. §§ 23, 114(b) (4) in computing their income tax for the year 1953. The District Court decided the point in the taxpayers’ favor in the instant suit for refund and entered judgments against the United States for the sums of $15,-931.42, and $15,849.95, respectively, 170 F.Supp. 267, and the United…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Burton-Sutton Oil Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Parsons v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. The Mammoth Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
  4. Emil Usibelli and Rose P. Usibelli v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  5. Weirton Ice and Coal Supply Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States Pipe & Foundry Co. v. PattersonDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1962
  2. Mullins v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1967
  3. Merritt v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1962
  4. Bolling v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1962
  5. Kenneth Whitmer and Beatrice Whitmer v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. William E. Heitzman and Mary Heitzman v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971

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