Legal Opinion

Ehrman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1941No. 9723PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

The question for determination is whether the United States Board of Tax Appeals erred in concluding that certain gains realized by petitioners from the sales of lots in a subdivision are taxable under the Revenue Act of 1934 as ordinary gains instead of as capital gains as contended for by petitioners. The applicable section of the statute, Sec. 117, Revenue Act of 1934, c. 277, 48 Stat. 680, 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Acts, page 707, reads,

“(a) General Rule. In the case of a taxpayer, other than a corporation, only the following percentages of the gain or loss recognized…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Richards v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
  2. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. BoeingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
  3. Welch v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938

3Cited by79 opinions

  1. MAULDIN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  2. Rollingwood Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Bohannon v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
  3. Louis Greenspon v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, (Three Cases). Anna Greenspon v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  4. Greenspon v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1954
  5. Dunlap, Acting Collector of Internal Revenue v. Oldham Lumber CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950

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