Legal Opinion

Leroy D. Brummitt and Mary A. Brummitt v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided March 13, 1964No. 406-60PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DURFEE, Judge.

This is an action to recover income taxes paid by plaintiffs for the calendar year 1959 in the amount of $544.40.

At issue is whether the salary earned by Mrs. Brummitt as an employee of the United States Officers’ Open Mess, Taipei, hereafter referred to as USOOMT, was exempt from taxation under § 911 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 26 U.S.C. § 911, which provided in pertinent part:

“§ 911. Earned income from sources without the United States
“(a) General rule. — The following items shall not be included in gross income and shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle:
“(…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Pulaski Cab Company v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
  3. Borden v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
  4. Glen P. Gradall v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
  5. Leonard F. Rizzuto v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Matthews v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1989
  2. David W. Matthews and Christa Matthews, Ronald Davis and Marie Davis v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. Donaldson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969
  4. Keetz v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1964
  5. Hopkins v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975

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