Stanton v. Commissioner

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

This petition for review of a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals raises the question of the year in which a gain was realized from the exchange of certain securities by petitioners’ decedent. The Board found that the exchange took place in 1924 rather than in 1923 as claimed by petitioners, hence the transaction must be taxed according to the law in effect for the year 1924. Petitioners are the executors of the estate of the taxpayer, George C. Rew, who died June 10, 1924;

We state the facts as found by the Board. In 1923, decedent was the owner ,of a block of 6,150…