Unitex Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Unitex Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 267 F.2d 40 (5th Cir. 1959)
3 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1485; 1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3829

Unitex Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Tax Court decided that certain payments made by the petitioner, Unitex Industries, Inc., were to be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as dividends on its preferred stock rather than as deductible interest expense. Unitex Industries, Inc. v. Commissioner, 30 T.C. 468. We find ourselves in agreement *41 with the determination of the Tax Court. See United States v. South Georgia Railway Co., 5 Cir., 1939, 107 F.2d 3; Staked Plains Trust, Ltd. v. Commissioner, 5 Cir., 1944, 143 F.2d 421; Hercules Gasoline Co. v. Commissioner, 5 Cir., 1945, 147 F.2d 972, affirmed 326 U.S. 425, 66 S.Ct. 222, 90 L.Ed. 177, rehearing denied 326 U.S. 812, 66 S.Ct. 471, 90 L.Ed. 496. The decision of the Tax Court is

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITEX INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
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Status
Published