Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided April 14, 1953No. Docket Nos. 33867, 33868, 33869, 34079Published

Deduction -- Loss -- Owner -- Estate or Beneficiaries -- Conversion of Real Property. -- Held, no conversion of real property was effected by will and residuary legatees may deduct loss on real property which they, joined by executor, sold.

1Opinion of the Court

Sam S. Brown, Petitioner, et al. 1 v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Brown v. Commissioner

Docket Nos. 33867, 33868, 33869, 34079

United States Tax Court

20 T.C. 73; 1953 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 195;

April 14, 1953, Promulgated

Decisions will be entered under Rule 50.

Deduction -- Loss -- Owner -- Estate or Beneficiaries -- Conversion of Real Property. -- Held, no conversion of real property was effected by will and residuary legatees may deduct loss on real property which they, joined by executor, sold.

David B. Buerger, Esq., and Alexander Black, Jr., Esq., for the petitioners.

John J.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1953

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