Legal Opinion

Weiss v. Porterfield

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided July 7, 1971No. 70-733PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLeach, J.

Appellant contends that R. 0. 5739.3'3 should he read as making all officers of a corporation personally liable for failure of the corporation to file returns and pay sales tases, regardless of whether the officer had any control or supervision of or was charged with the responsibility of filing returns and making payments.

In approaching this problem, we must consider R. C. 5739.30, 5739.31 and 5739.33 in pari materia to determine the intention of the General Assembly as to personal liability of corporate officers for unpaid sales tax assessments.

Appellant submits that R. C. 5739.33 must, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Galloway v. Brown's LesseeOhio Supreme Court · 1847
  2. Lessee of Eggleston v. BradfordOhio Supreme Court · 1840
  3. Pancoast v. RuffinOhio Supreme Court · 1824
  4. McNally v. EvattOhio Supreme Court · 1946

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Meeks v. PapadopulosOhio Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Lenart v. LindleyOhio Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Rowland v. CollinsOhio Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Crowl v. DeLucaOhio Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Families Against Reily/Morgan Sites v. Butler County Board of Zoning AppealsOhio Court of Appeals · 1989

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