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92 F.2d 821

Docket No. 3236.

Russell & Co. v. Sancho

First Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Nov. 9, 1937.

First Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1937-11-09

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently May 1985

1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

2 counsel of record

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1937-11-09

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¶1George M. Wolfson, of New York City (Francis E. Neagle and Rounds, Dilling-ham, Mead & Neagle, all of New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

¶2William C. Rigby, of Washington, D. C. (B. Fernandez Garcia, Atty. Gen., of Puer-to Rico, and Nathan R. Margold, Sol. for *822Dept, of Interior, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellee.

¶3Before BINGHAM, WILSON, and MORTON, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5This court is unable to say that the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico was clearly wrong in ruling and holding that the machine described in plaintiff’s complaint was a tractor and taxable as such under -the provisions of section 16, par. 8, of the Internal Revenue Law of Puerto Rico 1925, No. 85, as amended by Act No. 83, § 16, par. 8, of 1931.

¶6In this situation the plaintiff cannot recover the additional tax which it paid under protest, and the judgment of the court below will be affirmed.

¶7The judgment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is affirmed, with costs to the appellee in this court.

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