Legal Opinion

District of Columbia v. Upjohn Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 22, 1950No. 10542_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to review a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals for the District of Columbia in an income tax case involving the years 1943-46. The question is whether the income from certain sales was or was not from sources within the District of Columbia. 1

It is established in this jurisdiction that, absent contrary statutory definition, the source of income from sales is the place at which title to the property passes. 2 The question in the present case is where the title to the goods passed.

Respondent is a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and chemicals, with…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. A. J. Neimeyer Lumber Co. v. Burlington & Missouri River RailroadNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  2. District of Columbia v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  3. Banque De France v. Chase Nat. Bank of City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
  4. District of Columbia v. Johnson & Wimsatt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
  5. Electric Storage Battery Co. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1946

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Ligia Maria Valencia Gaviria and Martha Lucia Bedoya LopezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  2. Heath v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954

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