Abattoir Realty Co. v. Commissioner

3 B.T.A. 415, 1926 BTA LEXIS 2668

• Court: United States Board of Tax Appeals
• Decided: January 21, 1926
• Docket: Docket No. 3346.
• Status: Published

Opinion

OPINION.

Sternhagen

: The facts set forth disclose a complete unity of the enterprise, which was inherent in the creation of the Realty Co. and has remained so since. The Cincinnati Co. has assumed the material responsibilities of the Realty Co. and dominates it completely. It owns all the common stock and its stockholders own two-thirds of the preferred. The directors are such persons as the Cincinnati Co. selects. The right of preferred stockholders to elect a majority of the directors is controlled by the Cincinnati Co. and its stockholders. The remaining preferred stockholders, even were they hostile to the Cincinnati Co. and its interests and were to vote or act in unison, could not be effectively adverse to the Cincinnati Co. But, so far as this record shows, there is no diversity of interest. Taking all the circumstances, together, we are oí opinion that the two corporations were affiliated within the taxable years in question.

On reference to the Board, Smith and TRAMmell dissent.