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Supreme Court· 3/7/1938

Helvering v. O'DONNELL

Citations

  • 303 U.S. 370
  • 58 S. Ct. 619
  • 82 L. Ed. 903
  • 1938 U.S. LEXIS 405
  • 1 C.B. 337
  • 20 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 785

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  • owner of shares in company that developed and operated oil and gas properties had net profits interest, a “personal covenant,” not “an interest in the properties themselves”

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Judges: Hughes, Cardozo, Reed

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