Legal Opinion
Ingemar Johansson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1964No. 19990PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
On three occasions, Ingemar Johans-son, a citizen of Sweden, fought Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. All three fights took place in the United States. Taxes in the amounts of $598,181.92 for the calendar year 1960 and $411,620 for the period January 1, 1961, through March 13, 1961, 1 were assessed against. Johansson on the income he earned from the Patterson fights and related activities. The Government brought an action against Johansson to collect the taxes assessed and against Feature Sports, Inc., Thomas Bolán, Roy Cohn, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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