Joseph J. Vetrick, Jr. And Susan H. Vetrick v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

O’KELLEY, District Judge:

The question presented in this appeal is whether under section 1.162-5 of the Treasury Regulations the cost of law school courses and related travel expenses may be deducted for income tax purposes as an educational expense by an attorney qualified to practice in federal courts only. The appellants Joseph J. Vetrick, Jr. and Susan H. Vetrick deducted from their joint return filed for 1972 the cost of tuition, books, and travel to and from Case Western Reserve University School of Law as an educational expense incurred to maintain or improve Joseph Vetrick’s skills as…