AINSWORTH, District Judge.
The taxpayer, Jefferson Lake Sulphur Company, sues for refund of income taxes. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue determined that for purposes of computing its depletion deduction Jefferson Lake should exclude from its gross income the royalty paid by Jefferson Lake to others on sulphur it mined for Texas Gulf Sulphur Company pursuant to a written contract between the two companies. We disagree, and hold that refund should be granted....
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