Frank Lyon Co. v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-04-18

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Mr. Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. This case concerns the federal income tax consequences of a sale-and-leaseback in which petitioner Frank Lyon Company (Lyon) took title to a building under construction by Worthen Bank Trust Company (Worthen) of Little Rock, Ark., and simultaneously leased the building back to Worthen for long-term use as its headquarters and principal banking facilit…

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