Legal Opinion

National City Lines, Inc. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 5, 1952No. 10520_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether payments received by a taxpayer, representing interest for periods prior to its “flat” 1 purchase of certain securities, should be treated as a return of capital or as taxable income.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

The St. Louis Public Service Company, a Missouri transportation corporation, as a result of reorganization proceedings under Section 77B of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 207, issued in 1939 certain securities consisting of $15,865,000 twenty-five year convertible income bonds and $4,-200,655…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lucas v. American Code Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Security Flour Mills Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Dixie Pine Products Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Pierce Estates, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  5. Clyde C. Pierce Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Simon Jaglom and Marie Jaglom v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  2. Shattuck v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1955
  3. Graham v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1961
  4. First Kentucky Company v. GrayDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1960
  5. Rickaby v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1957

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