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BARTLETT v. C.I.R.

No. 89-2237.

937 F.2d 316 (1991)

Elizabeth J. BARTLETT, as Executrix of the Estate of Charles E. Grimes, Deceased, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1991.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Clay Cox, Merrick C. Hayes, Hayes, Schneider, Hammer, Miles & Cox, Bloomington, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Peter K. Scott, I.R.S., Gary R. Allen, Ann Belanger Durney, Laura Marie Conley O'Hanlon, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Appellate Section, Charles S. Casazza, U.S. Tax Court, Washington, D.C., for C.I.R.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 10, 1991.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Ben Franklin once said that in this world, nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes. This case calls for a variation on the old adage. Add some unfortunate mistakes by a well-meaning lawyer to the picture and the saying becomes: nothing can be said to be certain but death and higher taxes. Here's what happened. In April 1989 the Tax Court determined that...

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