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DOSHER v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-1788 Summary Calendar.

730 F.2d 375 (1984)

William C. DOSHER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America (Internal Revenue Service), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beard & Kultgen, Waco, Tex., Pat Beard, Waco, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hugh P. Shovlin, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tax Div., D. of J., Michael L. Paup, Chief, Appellate Sect., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, POLITZ and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal poses the question whether a taxpayer may deduct as a casualty loss money paid to compensate another for damage to property caused by the taxpayer's negligence. The district court, 573 F.Supp. 99, rejected the arguments of the taxpayer. We affirm.

Background

Laurine L. Dosher accidentally drove her automobile into the home of the H.S. Bennetts of Waco, Texas, causing...

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