United States ex rel. Clifton Mfg. Co. v. Burnet

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

An appeal from a decision of the lower court denying appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to take official action upon a certain refund claim and to allow or reject the same.

It appears that the appellant on July 14, 1919, filed its original income tax return for the fiscal year ending March 31,1919. Thereupon an assessment of additional taxes upon appellant for that year was made by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in May, 1921. On July 7, 1921, appellant filed an amended return for the year in question, showing…