CAPITOL INDEM. CORP. v. U.S.

No. 04-20966.

452 F.3d 428 (2006)

CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants, United States of America and Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Michael McLin (argued), Roy L. White, Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Good, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Randolph Lyons Hutter (argued), Thomas J. Clark, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Edward Graham Gallagher, Wickwire Gavin, Vienna, VA, for Surety Ass'n of America, Amicus Curiae.

Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Capitol Indemnity Corporation (Capitol) appeals the adverse summary judgment in its wrongful levy action against the United States and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Because the government did not show that the liable taxpayer had a right to the property levied against, we reverse and render judgment in favor of Capitol.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Beginning in 1999, Capitol acted as a surety for M...

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