1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 96 F.3d
  5. 96 F.3d 1190 (1996)
 

IN RE TAFFI

Nos. 94-55011, 94-55019.

96 F.3d 1190 (1996)

In re Donald TAFFI; Madelaine Taffi, Debtors. Donald TAFFI; Madelaine Taffi, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lavar Taylor, Santa Ana, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gary R. Allen, Gary D. Gray, Paula K. Speck, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Jan T. Chilton, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, CA, for amici American Automobile Manufacturers Association; Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.; and American Financial Services Association.

Norma L. Hammes, Gold & Hammes, San Jose, CA, for amicus National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.

Before: HUG, BEEZER, HALL, BRUNETTI, JOHN T. NOONAN, Jr., THOMPSON, LEAVY, TROTT, RYMER, T.G. NELSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Donald and Madelaine Taffi appeal the judgment of the district court as to the value to be placed on a residence retained by them as debtors in a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At issue is the proper construction in this context of 11 U.S.C. § 506(a). The district court valued the residence at its fair market value. We affirm the judgment of the district court, except that we reduce the amount of the government's tax...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases