Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appeal against the 8 December 2008 cantonal judgment was timely and properly served after the taxpayer's death
Extrahierter Entscheid
The judgment was validly served on the existing representative; the appeal period therefore ran and the federal appeal was late.
Extrahierte Begründung
The lawyer's authority did not automatically end with the death, and he failed to inform the court of any termination. Service on him remained permissible, and the appeal filed in August 2009 was well out of time.