Conner v. Gilmore

Layton, Judge.

Plaintiff, a widow, sues for substantial damages as the result of the death of her husband by the alleged joint negligence of the defendants. She strenuously resists a demand by one of the defendants to produce for inspection copies of her husband’s Federal and State tax returns for five years prior to his death. In my judgment the objection is without merit.

The pertinent regulation* 1 governing the right to the production of Federal Tax returns states:

“Return of individual.

“The return of an individual shall be open to inspection (a) by the preson who made the return, or by his…