U.S. v. DAVENPORT

No. 06-40466.

484 F.3d 321 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Birnie DAVENPORT, et al., Defendants, Gordon E. Davenport, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Ashby Lambert (argued), Kenneth L. Greene, Martin M. Shoemaker, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., App. Section, Washington, DC, Ralph Franklin Shilling, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Dallas, TX, for U.S.

Gordon E. Davenport, Jr. (argued), Davenport Law Firm, Alvin, TX, for Davenport.

Before KING, GARZA and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

In an action to determine the federal tax liability of the estate of Birnie Davenport, the tax court held that the estate was liable for the unpaid gift tax on inter-vivos gifts of stock made by Birnie Davenport to her two nephews, Gordon Davenport and Charles Botefuhr, and her niece, Patricia Vestal. Because the estate did not pay the tax, the government now seeks to collect it from Gordon Davenport under the provisions of the Internal Revenue...

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