FARMER v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1410.

794 F.2d 1163 (1986)

Nancy A. FARMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Nusholtz (argued), Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael L. Paup, Glenn L. Archer, Jr., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Ann Belanger Burney, Kenneth L. Greene (argued), for defendant-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, and MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Chief Judge.

This is a tax case concerned with the "innocent spouse" provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assessed taxes against the plaintiff, Nancy Farmer, on the basis of joint income tax returns that she filed with her former husband for 1973, 1974 and 1975. She paid the deficiency assessment for 1975 with interest and brought this action for a refund. After reviewing the record and hearing arguments of...

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