Smith v. Commissioner
Smith v. Commissioner
Opinion of the Court
The question involved in this case, as stated in the government’s brief, is, “Were
The question of losses incurred by men engaged in the training and racing of horses has been before this court in Commissioner v. Widener, 33 F.(2d) 833, and Whitney v. Commissioner, 73 F.(2d) 589, cases which the government has not sought to question by reviews. There is no dispute about the facts in the present case, and we find nothing, except the size of the business, which differentiates the present taxpayer’s activities from those of Messrs. Whitney and Widener in the two cases cited.
Regarding those cases as evidencing the settled holdings of this court, we are of opinion the Tax Board erred in holding that the losses incurred in taxpayer’s training and racing business were not deductible.
Reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- SMITH v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
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- Published