General Life Ins. v. Commissioner

WALLER, Circuit Judge.'

The Tax Court held that petitioner was not a life insurance company within the purview of Sections 201(a) and 202(b) of the Revenue Act of 1936, 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Code, §§ 201(a), 202(b), and also that the petitioner was not taxable as a mutual insurance company under Section 207 of the Revenue Act of 1936, 26 U.S.C. A. Int.Rev.Code, § 207. We are asked to review that holding.

The taxpayer (petitioner) is a corporation under the laws of the State of Texas, writing policies for the payment of benefits in case of sickness, physical disability, accident, or death. The…