U. S. v. SECURITY TR. & SAV. BK.

Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13.

340 U.S. 47 (1950)

UNITED STATES v. SECURITY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, EXECUTOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen Goodner argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Caudle, Ellis N. Slack and Hilbert P. Zarky.

Thomas M. Hamilton submitted on the record for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE MINTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented here is whether a tax lien of the United States is prior in right to an attachment lien where the federal tax lien was recorded subsequent to the date of the attachment lien but prior to the date the attaching creditor obtained judgment.

On October 17, 1946, Wilton M. Morrison sued George and Genell Styliano on an unsecured note. Pursuant to §§ 537 and 542 of the California...

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