Zigmont J. Letowt, Jr. and Virginia C. Letowt, Petitioners, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent, 328 F.2d 621 (3d Cir. 1964)

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US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - 328 F.2d 621 (3d Cir. 1964) Argued January 21, 1964
Decided March 12, 1964

On Petition for Review of the Decision of the Tax Court of the United States.

Zigmont J. LeTowt, Jr., Pro se.

Alan D. Pekelner, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crane Hauser, Chief Counsel, I. R. S., John B. Jones, Jr., Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Robert N. Anderson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondent.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and FORMAN and GANEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


The petitioners' situation is one for which the members of the court have much sympathy, but the remedy must lie with Congress for we may not by judicial legislation revise the existing tax law. The decision of the Tax Court will be affirmed.

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