United States v. Shriner, et al., No. MJG-11-2929, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32449 (D. Md. Mar. 13, 2014)

(defendant was appointed as co-executor of a decedent's estate; decedent died in 2004, but had not filed federal income tax returns for 1997 and 2000-2003; in 2005, decedent's estate filed returns on decedent's behalf for years in which returns had not been filed; IRS asserted deficiency of $276,908 against the estate; in early 2006, law firm representing estate was notified of outstanding tax liability; law firm reported to probate court distributions to executors of $470,963 and that estate had insufficient assets to pay outstanding tax liability; court determined that co-executors personally liable for unpaid tax debt via 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3713; co- executors knew of tax liability before distributing estate assets that rendered the estate unable to pay tax debt; court found no merit in defendant's claim of reliance on erroneous advice from law firm representing estate because defendant had actual knowledge of tax debt; summary judgment for IRS).