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United States Eighth Circuit


Estate of Farnam v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev., 08-3196

In a taxpayer's appeal from the tax court's decision disallowing a claimed deduction, the order is affirmed where an "interest" in a corporation under I.R.C. section 2057(a) is necessarily limited to an equity or ownership interest, and does not include a creditor's "interest" in an unsecured debt owed by the corporation.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/08/2009
  • Published 10/08/2009

Judges

  • LIMBAUGH, District Judge., Before SMITH and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and LIMBAUGH, District Judge.

Court

  • United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Robert James Stuart, argued, Sue Ann Nelson, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Christine Durney Mason, DOJ, argued, Jonathan S. Cohen, DOJ, on the brief, Washington, DC, for appellee.
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