Legal Opinion

St. David's Health Care System v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 7, 2003No. 02-50959, 02-51312PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

St. David’s Health Care System, Inc. (“St. David’s”) brought suit in federal court to recover taxes that it paid under protest. St. David’s argued that it was a charitable hospital, and therefore tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). The Government responded that St. David’s was not entitled to a tax exemption because it had formed a partnership with a for-profit company and ceded control over its operations to the for-profit entity. Both St. David’s and the Government filed motions for summary judgment. The district court granted St. David’s motion, and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Bob Jones University v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Better Business Bureau of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Valdez v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by18 opinions

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