American Bank & Trust Co. v. Lehigh County

Wieand, J.,

Lillian Doris Mosesco, a resident of Lehigh County, died in 1966. When her executor filed an inventory of her estate, a copy was sent to the Personal Property Tax Office of Lehigh County, where it was discovered that decedent had failed to file personal property tax returns during her lifetime. The tax was calculated for the years 1961 to 1966, inclusive, and found to be in the sum of $10,967.23. A penalty of 5 percent was added to the tax due in each year, resulting in total penalties of $548.36. Interest was also added, and a total demand was made for $13,215.35. This amount was…