ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
This income tax refund suit involves two separate matters. The first relates to whether a transaction involving an offshore drilling barge should have been treated as a sale or a lease; the second involves allocation of the purchase price paid for land and buildings for depreciation purposes. Of necessity, the issues are discussed separately.
I. THE DRILLING BARGE TRANSACTION
A.
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