Legal Opinion

Maxwell, Comr. of Revenue v. . Tull

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 22, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Tbe pertinent clause in section 311% of tbe Bevenue Act of 1935 is, that “income from stock in foreign corporations, either in casb or stock dividends, . . . shall be subject to a tax of six per cent,” etc.

It is tbe position of tbe petitioner that tbe Coca-Cola stock received by her from tbe Olympia Investment Corporation in 1935 was neither a “casb” dividend nor a “stock” dividend of tbe disbursing corporation, and that therefore it was not subject to tax under tbe above provision of tbe Bevenue Act.

Tbe respondent concedes that it was not a stock dividend, Trust Co. v. Mason, 152 N. C., 660,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lancaster Trust Co. v. MasonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  2. Union & New Haven Trust Co. v. TaintorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
  3. Humphrey v. . LangSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  4. Morgan v. Wisconsin Tax CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
  2. Henry P. Moses Co. v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1953

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