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· 8/5/1986

Dove Lewis Memorial Emergency Veterinary Clinic, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

Citations

  • 723 P.2d 320
  • 301 Or. 423
  • 1986 Ore. LEXIS 1464

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that, in analyzing the eligibility of charitable organizations for tax exemption, “the crucial consideration is the element of a gift or giving”
  • declining to conclude that the taxpayer’s beneficial purpose was charitable “as a matter of law,” and proceeding to consider whether its conduct involved “the element of gift or giving.”
  • finding taxpayer veterinary clinic’s referral process generated a private advantage to taxpay- er’s founders
  • discussing “charitable” character of taxpayer’s purported charitable corporation

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Judges: Peterson, Lent, Linde, Campbell, Carson, Jones, Gillette

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