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Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Commission Received By Life Insurance Agent On Policies Purchased By Him Held To Be Taxable Income, Roger W. Findley S.Ed. Dec 1959

Taxation - Federal Income Tax - Commission Received By Life Insurance Agent On Policies Purchased By Him Held To Be Taxable Income, Roger W. Findley S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Taxpayer was agent for eleven life insurance companies. From two of them he purchased policies on the lives of his business partner, three key employees, and his children. He paid the regular premiums and subsequently received standard first-year and renewal commissions. When taxpayer did not include these in his gross income, the Commissioner assessed deficiencies and was sustained by the district court, On appeal, held, affirmed. A commission received by a life insurance agent on a policy purchased by him is taxable income. Ostheimer v. United States, (3d Cir. 1959) 264 F. (2d) 789, cert. den. 80 S.Ct. …


Note And Comment, Charles Weintraub, William F. Spikes, Paul B. Barringer Jr, Stuart S. Wall, Ralph W. Aigler Apr 1914

Note And Comment, Charles Weintraub, William F. Spikes, Paul B. Barringer Jr, Stuart S. Wall, Ralph W. Aigler

Michigan Law Review

A Partnership as a Farmer in Bankruptcy - After much uncertainty and difference of opinion among the courts as to the position of Partnerships under the Bankruptcy Act certain phases of the problem were set at rest by the Supreme Court in Francis v. McNeal. By that case it seems to have been authoritatively settled (1) that in determining the solvency or insolvency of a partnership the individual estates available for payment of firm debts are to be considered, and (2) that an adjudication of the firm as such draws into the proceeding the administration of the estates of members …


Recent Important Decisions Jan 1914

Recent Important Decisions

Michigan Law Review

A collection of recent important court decisions.


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Jun 1911

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Attachment--Power of Notary Public to Take Affidavit Where He is an Attorney for One of the Parties; Bankruptcy--Effect of Discharge--Res Adjudicate; Bills and Notes--Presentment and Demand by Telephone; Constitutional Law--Commerce--State Regulation of Interstate Telegrams; Constitutional Law--community Property--Alienation Without Consent of Wife; Corporations--Criminal Responsibility--Imputation of Intent and Knowledge; Corporations--Dividends--Compulsory Declaration; Corporations--Stockholder's Right to Examine Books--Motive; Easements--Grants for Pipe Lines--Rights Acquired--Telephone Line; Evidence--Character of Disbarment Proceedings--Use of Deposition; Evidence--Uncorroborated Testimony of an Accomplice; Fraudulent Conveyances--Voluntary Conveyances--Solvency and Insolvency of Grantor; Homestead--When Liable for Debts; Husband and Wife--Exception to Presumption of Coercion--House of Ill Fame; Injunction--Action on Note by Attorney Against Client--Remedy at …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Mar 1910

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Appeal and Error--Meaning of "Person Aggrieved"; Bankruptcy--dower Rights of Bankrupt's Wife; Bankruptcy--Mechanic's Lien--Set Off; Bills and Notes--Usury--when note is Void as to Both Principal and Interest; Boundaries--Meander Line--Riparian Rights; Citizenship--Marriage of Alien Woman to a Citizen--Naturalization; Constitutional law--Constitutionality of Office of Supreme Judge--Construction of State Constitution; Constitutional Law--Full Faith and Credit--Chancery Power to Affect Foreign Property; Constitutional Law--Police Power--License and Registration of Automobiles; Contracts--Restraint of Trade--Limitation as to Time; Damages--Breach of Warranty of Title--Attorney's Fees and Costs; Deeds--Support and Maintenance as Consideration--Condition Subsequent; Evidence--Crimes Affecting Credibility of Witnesses; Evidence--Letters Between Husband and Wife--Not Privileged in Hands of Third Parties; Husband …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigal Law Review Feb 1910

Recent Important Decisions, Michigal Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Appeal and Error--Attorney's Interest in Case on Appeal--Contingent Fee; Bankruptcy--discharge--subsequent Action for Fraud; Bills and Notes--Usury No Defense Against a bona Fide Holder--Construction of Negotiable Instruments Statute; Boundaries--Street, Terminus A Quo; Carriers--Hepbern Act--State and Federal Courts--Phrase "Caused by It"; Chattel Mortgages--Payment without Notice of Assignment--Construction of a Mortgage Provision; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of Laws--Statute Requiring Screens on Cars Operated by Corporations; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of the Laws--Class Legislation; Contracts--No Recovery Under an Entire Illegal Contract; Contracts--Validity of Contract in Contemplation of Divorce; Courts--Federal Courts--authority of Decision of State Courts--"Telegraph"; Covenants--Breach of that Against Incumbrances; Elections--Ballots--Indication of Choice by Voter; Evidence--Facts …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Nov 1909

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bankruptcy--Trustee's Right to Enforce Stockholder's Statutory Liability; Bills and Notes--Failure of Consideration--When Maker is Estopped From Pleading It; Bills and Notes--Instrument Payable After Death--Whether Valid Obligation or of a Testamentary Character; Carriers--Interstate and Intrastate Commerce; Carriers--Regulations Relative to Shipment of Live Stock; Constitutional Law--Equal Protection of Laws--Foreign Corporations--Statute Forfeiting Right to Do Business; Constitutional law--Police Power--Personal Liberty--Photographing Persons Charged With Crime; Contempt--Murder of Prisoner Pending His Appeal; Counties--Action by Taxpayer--Compensation of Attorney; Criminal Law--What Constitutes a Disorderly House; Damages--Allowance of Attorney's Fees--rule in Hadley v. Baxendale Applied; Eminent Domain--Taking or Damaging Property--Noise and Smoke From Operation of Railroad; Equity--Illegal Contract--Duty …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Dec 1908

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bankruptcy--Concealment of Property--Bankruptcy Schedules Inadmissible Against Bankrupt on Trial for Concealing Property; Bankruptcy--Jurisdiction--Recovering Excessive Counsel Fees; Bills and Notes--Extension of Time of Payment--Release of Lien of Trust Deed; Carriers--Error in Ticket--Ejection of Passenger; Carriers--Free Pass Within Statutory Prohibition; Constitutional Law--Judgment of Sister State--Full Faith and Credit; Corporations--Promoters--Sales to Corporation; Discovery--Personal In juries--Power of Court to Compel Physical Examination of Plaintiff; Divorce--Defense--Connivance; Elections--Primary Elections--Canvassing of Votes; Eminent Domain--Interest on Award Against the Government; Eminent Domain--"Private Property"--Owner's Remedy--Injunction; Evidence--Burden of Proof--Fraudulent Conveyances; Fire Insurance--Forfeiture of Policies--"Other Insurance"; Insurance--Subrogation--Accident Insurance; Judgment--Conclusiveness of Decision of United States Commissioner on Collateral Attack; Master and Servant--Disobedience …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Jun 1908

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Acknowledgement--Persons Entitled to Take--Officer and Stock-Holder of Corporation; Agency--Brokers--contract of Employment--Middleman--When Commissions are Earned; Bankruptcy--Discharge--Vacation; Bankruptcy--Jurisdiction--Summary Proceeding; Bills and Notes--Liability of Infant on note Given for Necessaries--Misrepresentation of Age; Carriers--Passenger's Signature to Excursion Ticket; Constitutional Law--Eleventh Amendment--Jurisdiction of Federal Circuit Court--Penalty for Disobeying Rate Legislation; Constitutional Law--State Taxation--Property in Transit; Corporations--Franchise and License Distinguished; Damages--Liquidated Damages--Discounts; Death by Wrongful Act--Statute--Construction--Death Outside the State--Right to Sue; Deeds--Adverse Possession--Color of Title; Evidence--Admissions in Pleadings; Evidence--Best Evidence; Evidence--Works on History as Evidence; Extortion--Indictment--Sufficiency; Imprisonment for Debt--Solitary Confinement; Injunction--Scope of Order Restraining Strike; Insane Persons--Conveyances--Avoidance--Ejectment; Insurance--Rescission of Contract--Action for--Interest of Beneficiaries; Interstate Commerce--Regulation of, …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Dec 1907

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Agency--Evidence of Performance--right to Compensation--Acting for both Parties; Assignment for Benefit of Creditors--Marshaling Assets; Bonds--Bona Fide Purchasers--Mandamus--Redemption of Bonds; Carriers--may, as Lessors, Contract for Total Exemption from Liability for Negligence; Constitutional law--Jurisdiction of Federal Courts to Review Contempt Proceedings in State Court; Contracts--Accord and Satisfaction--Consideration; Criminal Law--Venue--Statutes--Validity; Damages--Conversion; Deeds--Construction--Intent of Parties; Deeds--Seal Essential; Dower--rights of Widow Pending Assignment--Possession of Lands; Eminent domain--Interurban Railways; Evidence--Presumption as to Foreign Law; Fee Simple Estate--Restraints on Alienation; Fraudulent Conveyances--Sales in Bulk--Validity as Between the Parties--Lien for Price; Husband and Wife--Separation Agreements--Validity; Insurance--Fire--Concurrent Insurance; Insurance--Mutual Benefit--Unreasonable Change of By-Laws; Judgment--Res Judicata; Master and Servant--Liability of …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review May 1905

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Bailments--Care Required of Agistor--Special Contracts; Bankruptcy--Trading Corporations--Hotels; Common Carriers--discrimination--Exclusive Depot Privileges; Conditional Sales--Street Railway Equipment--Rights of Vendor; Constitutional Law--Class Legislation--Equal Protection of the Amendment of the Federal Constitution and the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights; Constitutional Law--Interference with Civil rights--Power of Congress to Enforce the Fourteenth Amendment; Contempt of Court--Fraudulent Claims; Contract--Assignment; Contract to Indemnify Against negligence--Statutory Prohibition--Public Policy; Corporations--Sale of corporate Property to Directors--Validity; Damages--Remote; Deeds--Duress--Grantor in Possession; Deeds--Restriction Against Building Tenement House--Deeds--Standing Timber--Construction; Equity--Possession of Personal Property; Evidence--Hypothetical Question; Execution--Exemptions--Life Insurance; Fixtures--Mortgage--Distruction of Property; Foreign Corporations--Service of Summons of Officer of; Highway--Rights of Abutting Owner; Husband and Wife--Contracts--Effects of …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Nov 1904

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Agency--Husband as Agent of Wife in Transfer of Real Property; Assignment of Insurance Policy--Change of Beneficiary; Banks--Deposits Made by Estate in Trust for Another; Chattel Mortgages--When Void as Against Trustee in Bankruptcy of Mortgagor; Constitutional Law--Class Legislation--Restrictions upon Building and Loan Associations; Corporations--Foreign, Transacting Business in State--Right of Action--Condition Precedent--Interstate Commerce; Corporations, Insolvent--Preferring Creditors--Directors; Damages--Breach of Contract; Damages--Mental Suffering Unconnected with Physical; Deeds--Delivery to a Third Person--Requisites; Deeds--Signing by One not Named as Grantor; Election Contest--Tie Votes--Effect; Injunction--Special Injury--Street Improvement; Insolvency of Building and Loan Associations--Borrowing Shareholder--Credits; Insurance--Delay in Making Proofs of Death when Blanks were to be Furnished by …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review May 1904

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Administrator--Appointment of, on Disappearance of Person; Agency--collection of Notes--Possession of the Instrument--Apparent Authority; Appeal--Right to Appeal After Satisfaction of Judgment; Attorney and Client--divorce Cases--contingent Fees--Prevention of Reconciliation; Attorneys--disbarment--Attacking Honesty of Judge; Bankruptcy--city Taxes--Priority; Carriers--Death by Wrongful Act--Stipulations Avoiding Liability for Negligence Toward free Passenger--Validity and Effect; Carriers--signed Ticket not the Contract; Constitutional Law--Class Legislation--Use of Flag for Advertising Purposes; Constitutional Law--Jurisdiction of Equity to Try Title to Office--Injunction; Contract--Validity--Conditions Attached to Goods--Purchase by Retail Trader from Wholesale Trader with Notice; corporations--forfeiture of Charter--Mandamus; Corporations--Garnishment of Stockholder for Unpaid Subscription; Criminal Law--Self-Defense; Deeds--Delivery--Testamentary Disposition; Ejectment--Description--Verdict--Judgment; Ejectment--Equitable Title in Plaintiff; Evidence--Admissions--Abandoned Pleadings; …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Feb 1904

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Administrators--Right to Convey Inchoate Homestead; Agency--Scope of Authority--Sunday Contract; Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors--Action to set Aside; Bankruptcy--Discharge--Debt Created in Fiduciary Relation--Laundry Agent; Bills and Notes--Banks--Payment of Draft to Impost--Liability to Drawer; Chattel Mortgages-Validity--Mortgagor's Possession and Power of Sale in Ordinary Course of Business; Constitutional Law--Due Process at Law--Forfeiture of Lands for Failure to Pay Taxes; Constitutional Law--Local Option Law--Use of Liquors in Religious Worship--Discrimination; Contract for the Benefit of Third Persons--Enforcement by Beneficiary--Assignment; Corporations--Oral Subscription to Stock--Statute of Frauds; Corporations--Promissory Notes--Proof of Execution; Courts--Jurisdiction of State Court to Enjoin a Receiver Appointed by Federal Court; Damages--Automobiles--Frightening Horses--Excessive Speed; …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Dec 1903

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Acknowledgment--Who May Take--Stockholder; Agency--Notice to Agent--Liability of Principal; Carriers--Express Messengers--Contracts Exempting from Liability--Validity--Public Policy; Carriers of Passengers--Elevators--Negligence--Degree of Care; Code Pleading--Allegation of Duty; Conflict of Laws--Wills--Execution of Power; Constitutional Law--Liberty--Police Power--Use of Trading Stamps; Corporations--Legaility of Voting Trust--Power to Revoke Authority; Covenants--Benefits and Burdens--Privity of Estate; Damages--Breach of Contract--Mental Suffering; Damages--Breach of Contract--Mental Suffering; Damages--Pleading--Special Injury--Admissibility of Evidence; Elections--Right of Board of Aldermen to Judge of Election of its own Members--Construction of Charter; Equity--Mortgages--Redemption by Co-Tenant--Improvements--rents and Profits--Executors' and Administrators' Liability for Unpaid Claims; Evidence--Competency--Wife's Testifying Against Husband--Mock Marriage; Insolvency--Partnership--Secured Creditors--Mortgage on Exempt Property--Mortgage on Property of Individual Partner; Insurance--Benefit …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Nov 1903

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Acknowledgement--Who May Take--Competency Affected by Interest; Acknowledgement of Mortgage before Stockholder in Mortgage Corporation--Stockholder as Witness; Agency--Distinguished from Trust; Agency or Service--Telegraph Companies--Knowledge of Operator; Carrier--Refusal of Passenger to Pay Extra Fare--Assault by Conductor on Passenger While Enforcing the Company's Rules; Constitutional Law--Free Speech--Distribution of Circulars; Constitutional Law--Master and Servant--Weekly Payment of Wages; Constitutional Law--Municipal Corporations--Minimum Wage Law; Corporations--Partnership with an Individual; Corporations--Ultra Vires--Replevin Undertaking; Deed--Consideration--Bona Fide Purchaser; Eminent Domain--Appropriation of Railroad Property--compensation; Fraudulent Conveyances--Fraud on Creditors--Withholding Mortgage from Record; Fraudulent Conveyances--Loan by Wife to Husband; Garnishment--Rolling Stock--Rights of Garnishee; Guardian and Ward--Testamentary Guardian; Insurance--Pleading--Waiver--Failure of Notice and Proof--General and …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review Jun 1903

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Agency--Authority to Appoint Sub-Agents; Agency--right to Compensation; Bankruptcy--Discharge; Bankruptcy--Discharge; Banks and Banking--Crediting Depositor--Check of Another Depositor; Conflict of Laws--Legitimation of a Bastard--Status Fixed by Domicile of his Parents; Conflict of Laws--Lex Loci Fori--Right of Action in England for Acts in Foreign Country--Territorial Waters; Constitutional Law--Summary Sale of Trespassing Animals; Contract--Public Policy--General Restraint of Trade; Contract--Validity--Release of Employer for Liability to next of Kin for Injury to Employee; Elections--Right of a Party Committee to Question Eligibility of a Candidate; Fraudulent Conveyances--Contingent Fees; Insurance--Condition for Immediate Notice--Excuse; Married Women--Power to Enter into Partnership with Husband--Set off of Debt Due by Partner in …


Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review May 1903

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Agency--Action by Undisclosed Principal; Agency--Authority to Sell Land--Notice of Revocation by Record; Agency--Good Faith--Commissions; Bankruptcy--Intent of Insolvent; Carriers--Damages for Loss of Market--Carriage of Goods Destined for Enegies--Seizure of Ships; Constitutional Law--Cigarettes--Original Package; Constitutional Law--Municipal Corporations--Validity of Ordinance Requiring Union Label; Constitutional Law--Vested Rights--Alimony; Contract--Rescission as Affecting Rights of a Stranger to the Consideration; Contract--Public Policy--Agreement to ASsist Attorney to Secure Clients; Courts--contempt--Publication of Evidence in Newspapers; Criminal law--burglary--Sufficient Breaking; Criminal Law--Embezzlement; Damages--Exemplary--Parol License--Revocable--Trespass; Damages--Reversing Judgment for Defendant in Order to Give Plaintiff Nominal Damages; Deeds--Grantees--Constructions; Deeds--Reservation--Construction--Extent of Property; Deeds--Reservation--effectin Equity--Implied Trust; Fraudulent Conveyance--Who are Creditors--claimant in Tort Action; Highways--Street Car …