Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. New York Life Insurance Company, Respondent, v. M. J. Walsh et al., Constituting the State Tax Commission, Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1922-03-21
Citations: 233 N.Y. 539
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. New York Life Insurance Company, Respondent, v. M. J. Walsh et al., Constituting the State Tax Commission, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 233
Pages: 539–539

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. New York Life Insurance Company, Respondent, v. M. J. Walsh et al., Constituting the State Tax Commission, Appellants.
Tax—franchise tax — corporations—life insurance company entitled to credit for all amounts refunded, to policyholders either as dividends or upon cancellation of policies.
People ex rel. N. Y. Life Ins. Co. v. Walsh, 198 App. Div. 34, affirmed.
(Argued February 28, 1922;
decided March 21, 1922.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered August 25, 1921, which reversed, on certiorari, a determination of the state tax commission overruling the relator’s application for revision of its franchise tax, so as to allow a deduction of the amount of dividends credited to holders of policies on the deferred dividend plan and a deduction on account of premiums refunded to policyholders on the cancellation of their policies. The Appellate Division held that relator was entitled to credit for all amounts which, in the performance of its statutory and contract obligations, it was bound from time to time to refund to its policyholders, either as dividends or upon the cancellation of policies.
Charles D. Newlon, Attorney-General (C. T. Dawes of counsel), for appellants.
James H. McIntosh for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Pound, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ. Absent: Cardozo, J. Dissenting: Hogan, J.