Legal Opinion

Estate of J. E. O'connell, James O'COnnell v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 20, 1981No. 79-7090PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a dispute over the valuation for estate tax purposes of two blocks of stock in close corporations held by the decedent, J. E. O’Connell, at his death. One block is an 80% interest in R. V. Ranch Corporation (R.V.); the other is a 95% interest in Capri Corporation (Capri). The applicable code section is 26 U.S.C. § 2031. The appellant seeks to overturn the valuations fixed by the Tax Court. This court’s jurisdiction lies under 26 U.S.C. § 7482 (1976). We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

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THE FACTS

Capri was a holding company whose assets…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Burton-Sutton Oil Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Helvering v. Tex-Penn Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Marie H. Hamm v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, William Hamm, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
  4. Grace Bros. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
  5. Daniel D. And Agnes H. Palmer v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by36 opinions

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