Legal Opinion

Ralph W. Fullerton Company v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 24, 1977No. 74-2979PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant taxpayer has brought this suit for refund of federal income taxes plus interest for the years 1969 and 1970 in the total sum of $13,888.50. It has taken this appeal from judgment of the district court in favor of the United States. Presented is the question of its right to take a loss deduction for accounts that formed part of a purchased customer list where the customer subsequently ceased or refrained from doing business with the taxpayer, or, alternatively, its right to take a depreciation deduction.

Taxpayer is a Portland, Oregon, corporation dealing in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Seaboard Finance Company, Seaboard Finance Company, Cross v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  3. Marsh & McLennan Incorporated v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  4. Potts, Davis & Company v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  5. Richard S. Miller & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Los Angeles Cent. Animal Hospital, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977
  2. AmSouth Bancorporation and Subsidiaries v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1988
  3. First Northwest Industries, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1978
  4. Capital Blue Cross & Subsidiaries v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2004
  5. First Northwest Industries of America, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981

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