Legal Opinion
Jones v. Heinzle
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 28, 1921No. 10,737PublishedCited by 1 opinion
From Warrick Circuit Court; Marshall R. Tweedy, Judge. Action by Lawrence Jones and others against John F. Heinzle and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.
This action is by appellants against appellees to recover certain amounts paid by appellants to the United States for income and excess profits taxes assessed against appellant Big Four Coal Company.
Prior to August 6, 1917, appellees owned forty-five out of a total of sixty shares of the capital stock of appellant coal company. On that date appellees sold said forty-five shares to appellants for $75,000. Such contract of sale was in writing and provided, among other things, as follows:
“The second parties bind and obligate themselves to pay all indebtedness owing by said Big Four Coal Company,…
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