Furniture Club v. United States

SULLIVAN, District Judge.

This is a civil action brought under Section 1710 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1943, 26 U.S.C.A. Int.Rev.Code, § 1710, for the recovery of $8.80, plus interest, paid by plaintiff as tax on membership dues in the Furniture Club of America. In 1928 the Furniture Club had been granted exemption from payment of tax on dues, which exemption was, on February 23, 1943, revoked by the Commissioner, according to the Government’s statement, on the authority of the case of Duquesue Club v. Bell, 3 Cir., 127 F.2d 363, 143 A.L.R. 1377.

Defendant answered the complaint, denying…