KIRBY v. UNITED STATES

No. 7423.

329 F.2d 735 (1964)

Roy KIRBY, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. In The Matter of ALLEN BROTHERS TRUCK LINES, INC., Bankrupt.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

April 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aubrey Neale, Coffeyville, Kan. (Ray A. Neale, Coffeyville, Kan., with him on the brief), for appellant.

Joseph Kovner, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Louis F. Oberdorfer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Jackson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Newell A. George, U. S. Atty., and Melvin M. Gradert, Asst. U. S. Atty., Topeka, Kan., with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before PICKETT, LEWIS and SETH, Circuit Judges.


PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

At issue here is the validity of a federal tax lien as against the assertion of a trustee in bankruptcy that it is merely a priority tax claim subject to the greater priorities of administration expenses and wage claims under Section 64 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. § 104). Prior to bankruptcy, the lien was claimed on proceeds of an incompleted sale by a taxpayer of operating rights as a common carrier in Kansas. The referee concluded...

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