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Aronov Construction Company v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 9, 1964
338 F.2d 337 (5th Cir. 1964)

Opinion

No. 21191.

November 9, 1964.

Hugh F. Culverhouse, John C. Cunningham, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. for appellant.

Edward Shillingburg, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Ben Hardeman, U.S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., Lee A. Jackson, Harry Baum, Edward B. Greensfelder, Jr., Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Rodney R. Steele, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.


The appellant sought recovery of a tax refund paid as the result of a determination that payments which it claimed were interest on money borrowed from its stockholders were to be regarded as dividends on invested capital. The district court decided against the appellant. Aronov Construction Co. v. United States, D.C., 223 F. Supp. 175. We are not persuaded of error in the district court's decision and its judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Aronov Construction Company v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nov 9, 1964
338 F.2d 337 (5th Cir. 1964)
Case details for

Aronov Construction Company v. United States

Case Details

Full title:ARONOV CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Nov 9, 1964

Citations

338 F.2d 337 (5th Cir. 1964)

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