Legal Opinion
Stephen R. Wright v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 14, 1987No. 86-1540PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Stephen Wright appeals from a judgment of the district court, made after a two-day bench trial, upholding a $61,000 assessment against him for willful failure to pay withholding taxes. 26 U.S.C. § 6672. (He had paid part of it, then sued for a refund, which is why the case comes to us from a district court rather than the Tax Court.) The only question is whether the finding of willfulness, made by the district court in an oral opinion, is clearly erroneous.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Waymon Leon Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Jiri Mucha v. Charles KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Dudley J. Godfrey, Jr., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. United States, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- Boim v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief & DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Orris C. Ruth v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Basil Vespe, David L. Padrutt and Alex Fein, A/K/A Alex Feinman. Appeal of Basil VespeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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