· 12/13/1982
David Metzger Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Citations
- 693 F.2d 459
- 51 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 376
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 23354
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “As understandable as it may be, yielding to the temptation to ‘do equity’ in a specific tax case by looking past plain language to judicially perceived purpose will not do.”
- significant factual distinctions render a decision not squarely in point
- significant factual distinctions render a decision not squarely in point
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Judges: Higginbotham, Johnson, Thornberry
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