HERCULES POWDER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 135-57, 152-58, 318-58.

180 F.Supp. 363 (1960)

HERCULES POWDER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

February 3, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Richmond, Washington, D. C., for the plaintiff. Robert N. Miller and Frederick O. Graves, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs.

Garry A. Pearson, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles K. Rice, for the defendant. James P. Garland and Lyle M. Turner, Washington, D. C., were on the briefs.


MADDEN, Judge, delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff seeks to recover income taxes paid for the years 1948 through 1952. It paid the taxes as capital gains taxes upon the sale of shares of its own stock. It later concluded that the transactions were not taxable, and filed timely claims for refunds, which claims were denied.

The plaintiff is a Delaware corporation, whose stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 1929, its...

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