Legal Opinion
Sandra Slavin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1991No. 90-2227PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1985 Harry A. Rider filed a petition in the Tax Court on behalf of Melvin A. Slavin and his wife Sandra. Rider represented that he was the Slavins’ lawyer. The Sla-vins filed joint tax returns for 1977 and 1978; Rider’s petition contested the Commissioner’s determination that the Slavins owed another $340,000 in taxes, plus interest and penalties, for those years. Sandra was listed as a petitioner solely because the couple filed joint returns; she did not participate in the partnerships giving rise to the dispute. The Tax Court held a trial and rendered decision…
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