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Peoples Deposit Bank Tr. Co. v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Apr 22, 1954
212 F.2d 86 (6th Cir. 1954)

Summary

In Peoples Deposit Bank Trust Co. v. United States, 212 F.2d 86 (C.A.6), cert. denied 348 U.S. 838, 75 S.Ct. 37, 99 L.Ed. 661 we accepted the testimony of a special agent who had a strong suspicion that a false and fraudulent return was made by the taxpayer.

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Opinion

No. 11961.

April 22, 1954.

Richard L. Shook, Washington, D.C., V.A. Bradley, Wm. W. Blanton, Paris, Ky., on the brief, for appellant.

Robert E. Hatton, Louisville, Ky., as amicus curiae.

Fred Youngman, Washington, D.C., H. Brian Holland, Ellis N. Slack, Edwin R. Denney, Lexington, Ky., on the brief, for appellee.

Before ALLEN, Circuit Judge, and GOURLEY and STARR, District Judges.


The appellant bank appeals from the District Court's judgment requiring it to obey a summons issued by a special agent of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, in pursuance of section 3614 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 3614, to appear and produce for inspection and examination certain books, records, papers, and memoranda of the bank evidencing transactions occurring in the years 1944, 1945, and 1946, relating to the tax liability of E.F. Prichard, Sr., Allene Power Prichard, E.F. Prichard, Jr., and Lucy Prichard.

At the hearing on the District Court's order directing the appellant bank to show cause why it should not be punished for contempt of court in failing to obey the summons, a special agent of the Bureau of Internal Revenue testified in substance, that from his investigation he had concluded that there was strong suspicion of a false or fraudulent tax return by E.F. Prichard, Sr., for a certain year or years prior to the statutory limitation. See sections 275, 276, Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 275, 276. The special agent was not obliged to disclose in detail the facts relative to his investigation and conclusion, nor was the District Court obliged to require proof of facts showing reasonable grounds to believe that the tax returns of E.F. Prichard, Sr., and others were false or fraudulent.

The testimony of the special agent clearly justified the District Court's judgment requiring the appellant bank to obey the summons to appear and produce the books, records, papers, and memoranda in question. Section 3633, Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 3633. For the reasons stated in the opinion below, D.C., 112 F. Supp. 720, the judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Peoples Deposit Bank Tr. Co. v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Apr 22, 1954
212 F.2d 86 (6th Cir. 1954)

In Peoples Deposit Bank Trust Co. v. United States, 212 F.2d 86 (C.A.6), cert. denied 348 U.S. 838, 75 S.Ct. 37, 99 L.Ed. 661 we accepted the testimony of a special agent who had a strong suspicion that a false and fraudulent return was made by the taxpayer.

Summary of this case from United States v. Ryan
Case details for

Peoples Deposit Bank Tr. Co. v. United States

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLES DEPOSIT BANK TRUST CO., PARIS, KY. v. UNITED STATES

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Apr 22, 1954

Citations

212 F.2d 86 (6th Cir. 1954)

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