Opinion

Clark v. Commissioner

  • 17 T.C. 1357
  • 1952 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 270
Court
United States Tax Court
Filed
Feb 20, 1952
Status
Published
Author
Türner
On the bench
Raum
Cited by
1 cases
Authority
More cited than 10.2%

The opinion

TüRNER, J., dissenting: As I understand it, a regulation has the force and effect of law, unless it is an unreasonable interpretation of the statute. I agree with Judge Raum that these cases are covered by the regulation, and I do not understand from the opinion that the majority of the Court necessarily thinks otherwise. It is accordingly my opinion that we may not decide these cases contrary to the regulation, without finding and concluding that the regulation is an unreasonable interpretation of the statute. And it is not enough merely to conclude that they are distinguishable from and not controlled by the decision of the Supreme Court in Helvering v. Clifford, 309 U. S. 331 . but are controlled by our decision in Mary Louise Bok, 46 B. T. A. 678, decided prior to the promulgation of the said regulation.

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