FERRIS v. C. I. R.

No. 77-2267.

582 F.2d 1112 (1978)

Collins H. FERRIS and Bonnie Bach Ferris, Petitioners-Appellees, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Dudek, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for respondent-appellant.

Floyd A. Brynelson, Madison, Wis., for petitioners-appellees.

Before PELL, SPRECHER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

In 1971, taxpayers Collins and Bonnie Ferris spent $194,660 to construct a swimming pool addition to their home in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin. The question is this litigation is how much of that sum may be deducted from the couple's 1971 income as a medical expense in computing their federal tax liability for that year.

Certain background facts are not disputed. Mrs. Ferris suffers from a degenerative spinal disorder which was, in 1970, causing...

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