U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1965

United States v. George Wood and Cora M. Wood

United States v. George Wood and Cora M. Wood
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided November 15, 1965 · Maris, Rives, Bell
352 F.2d 522; 16 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5931 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. George Wood and Cora M. Wood

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

In directing a verdict for the taxpayers, the district court recognized that it was deciding directly contrary to the opinion and decision of the Sixth Circuit in Key Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 6 Cir. 1959, 271 F.2d 280. George Wood owned 50% of the stock of Bama Homes. The district court reasoned that the present controversy is not controlled by Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Hansen, 1959, 360 U.S. 446, 79 S.Ct. 1270, 3 L.Ed.2d 1360, because Bama Homes had no contractual guaranty obligation to the financial institution. We do not agree.

As we read the contract (record pp. 122-124), Bama Homes agreed to make a “deposit” of “additional security” with the financial institution in consideration of the granting of a mortgage loan to the purchaser-mortgagor. We agree with the decision of the Sixth Circuit in Key Homes, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, supra.

The judgment of the district court is therefore

Reversed.

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