Legal Opinion

Oswill M. Cummings, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 30, 1969No. 26653_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Oswill M. Cummings, Jr., sole proprietor of an intrastate trucking enterprise (Tuscaloosa Motor Express) operating under an Alabama Public Service Commission franchise, appeals 1 from an adverse Tax Court decision establishing his federal income tax deficiencies and penalties at approximately $33,000.00 for the taxable years 1944 to 1955. Oswill M. Cummings, Jr., T. C. Memo. 1968-52. See 10 J. Mertens, Law of Fed. Income Taxation § 55.19, p. 4 (Jan. 1969 Supp.). We reverse and remand.

From 1945 through 1958, Cummings personally 2 conducted a freight hauling business,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Welch v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Cohan v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  3. Helvering v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Bolen Webb and Cornelia Webb v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  5. Boyett Et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. American National Bank of Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Bar L Ranch, Inc., and in Intervention-Appellant v. Robert L. Phinney, United States of America, in Intervention-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Ellis Banking Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Rolland L. King and Arlene P. King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. William H. Zuhone, Jr. And Audra M. Zuhone v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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