SCULLY v. U.S.

Nos. 86-1657 & 87-1100.

840 F.2d 478 (1988)

Michael J. SCULLY and Peter D. Scully, as Trustees of the Paula Alyce Scully Trust, John Frederick Scully Trust, David Lewis Scully Trust, Merida Jane Scully Trust, Richard Peter Scully Trust, Nadine Gay Scully Trust, Kirsten Maya Scully Trust, Thomas Peter Scully Trust and Michael James Scully Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 18, 1988.

Rehearing Denied March 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren E. Juhl, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert S. Pomerance, Asst. Atty. Gen., Appellate Sec. Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Michael J. Scully and Peter D. Scully, as trustees of nine trusts established for members of the Scully family, brought this action against the United States seeking a refund of $274,583 in income taxes paid by the trusts. The trustees argued that the trusts were entitled to the refund because the trusts had sold 980 acres of real estate at a loss of more than $500 per acre. The district court granted the government's motion for summary judgment...

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