MEERSMAN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 3766.

244 F.Supp. 278 (1965)

J. Peter MEERSMAN and La Una Gay Meersman v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court M. D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

May 21, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Waller, Robert G. McCullough, Waller, Lansden & Dortch, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

James F. Neal, U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., H. Stennis Little, Jr., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


GRAY, District Judge.

This case was heard April 22, 1965, on cross motions for summary judgment presenting the question whether destruction of clothing in the course of a single winter by the larvae of carpet beetles is a casualty loss within the meaning of I.R.C. § 165(a) and (c) (3).

That section provides for a deduction for income tax purposes of uninsured losses that "arise from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty, or from theft."

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