Case: Braunstein et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Abbreviation: Braunstein v. Commissioner
Decision Date: 1962-12-10
Docket Number: No. 476
Citation: 371 U.S. 933
Volume: 371
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Braunstein et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Judges: 
Pages: 933–933

Head Matter:
No. 476.
Braunstein et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Thurman Arnold, Louis Eisenstein and Julius M. Greisman for petitioners.
Solicitor General Cox, Acting Assistant Attorney General Jones and Harry Baum for respondent.

Opinion:
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted limited to the following question:
"1. Whether Section 117 (m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, which provides that gain 'from the sale or exchange . of stock of a collapsible corporation' is taxable as ordinary income rather than capital gain, is inapplicable in circumstances where the stockholders would have been entitled t'o capital gains treatment had they conducted the enterprise in their individual capacities without utilizing a corporation."