Legal Opinion
Taubman v. United States
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided April 28, 1978No. Civ. A. Nos. 4-72489 and 5-71759PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FEIKENS, District Judge.
In an opinion dated January 11,1978, this court held that Lester Taubman and Murtón Schlesinger, former president and vice-president respectively of the now-bankrupt corporation, Prebuilt Homes, Inc., are personally liable under § 6672 of the Internal Revenue Code for the failure of Prebuilt Homes to pay over to the government $156,565.34 in income and social security taxes withheld from its employees from August, 1969 until February, 1970, when the company finally ceased operations. This holding was based on a finding that both Taubman and Schlesinger were…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cordell Brooks and Excel C. Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Abrams v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1971
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States of America, and Cross-Appellant v. Intercontinental Industries, Inc., and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Metro Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979