SAMMONS v. C.I.R.

Nos. 87-7066, 87-7104.

838 F.2d 330 (1988)

Myron G. SAMMONS and Dorothy Sammons, Petitioners-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Bernstein and Gayle P. Miller, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellant, cross-appellee.

James Powers, Marc L. Spitzer, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioners-appellees/cross-appellants.

Before POOLE, BOOCHEVER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Myron and Dorothy Sammons appeal a decision of the United States Tax Court partially disallowing their deduction of $548,380 for the donation of certain Indian artifacts to the Museum of Native American Cultures. The Tax Court determined that the value of the donation on the date of the gift was $140,000 and reduced the deduction accordingly. The reduced amount was equal to what the Sammons had paid for the artifacts less than a year...

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