Legal Opinion

Ragnar v. Hokanson and Marilyn L. Hokanson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 7, 1984No. 82-7768PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of the tax court that the Hokansons were not entitled to an investment tax credit on tractor-trailer trucks they purchased for lease te a farm cooperative during 1977 and 1978. We affirm.

FACTS

The Hokansons leased the trucks in question to North Pacific Canners and Packers, Inc. (Nor-Pac), an Oregon farm cooperative engaged in the food distribution business. In 1970, Nor-Pac had become dissatisfied with the commercial trucking companies it had been using to transport its food products to distribution points throughout the country and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. New Colonial Ice Co. v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Deputy, Administratrix v. Du PontSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Commissioner v. DubersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Borchers v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1990
  2. John A. Grimes v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. Segel v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1987
  4. Ebben v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. Donald G. McNamara and Valerie J. McNamara and Robert F. Christiansen and Lucille L. Christiansen v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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