RECORD GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. v. UNITED STATES


172 F.Supp. 676 (1959)

RECORD GUILD OF AMERICA, INC., v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

May 6, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Brodsky, New York City, for plaintiff. Alfred Miller, New York City, on the brief.

George T. Rita, Washington, D. C., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles K. Rice, for defendant, James P. Garland and Lyle M. Turner, Washington, D. C., on the brief.


WHITAKER, Judge.

This is a suit for refund of a Federal manufacturer's excise tax imposed upon plaintiff as the manufacturer of certain phonograph records. The legal question presented for our determination is whether plaintiff was the statutory "manufacturer" of these records and liable for the tax imposed by section 3404 (c)1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.

Prior to April 14, 1949, plaintiff was the actual manufacturer...

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