HALL v. C.I.R.

No. 82-7532.

729 F.2d 632 (1984)

William R. and Lorna E. HALL, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Stromer, Los Gatos, Cal., for petitioners-appellants.

Thomas Preston, Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before CHOY, NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants William and Lorna Hall deducted $3951 as charitable contributions on their 1976 tax return. Most of this money had been donated to the Church of the United Brotherhood ("CUB"), a chartered congregation of the Universal Life Church, Inc. The congregation was organized by William Hall and two of his friends. It practiced no formal rituals, was not housed in a church building, and, except for the charter, no organizational documents...

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