U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1965

William N. Gurtman and Ida Gurtman, His Wife v. United States

William N. Gurtman and Ida Gurtman, His Wife v. United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Decided December 7, 1965 · Hastie, Ganey, Freedman
353 F.2d 212; 16 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 6021 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

William N. Gurtman and Ida Gurtman, His Wife v. United States

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This appeal has been taken from a district court judgment for the government in a suit by taxpayers to recover an alleged overpayment of income tax. The decision below was based upon essentially factual findings that certain informal withdrawals of money from a corporation by its sole stockholder were not loans and had been properly taxed as dividends.

There is no dispute about the legal concept of loan. And we are satisfied that the circumstances and conduct tending to indicate the absence of obligation to repay the sums withdrawn were sufficient in this case to justify the conclusion reached by the trial court.

The judgment will be affirmed.

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