Legal Opinion
Spinks v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1974No. 74-1373PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole question on this appeal is the propriety of the District Court’s award of attorney’s fees to the stakeholders of an interpleaded fund partially impressed with federal tax liens. The award reduced the Government’s recovery pro tanto. We vacate and remand.
J. L. Jones Construction Company recovered a judgment against Paul and Mary Spinks in an Alabama court. Faced with conflicting claims against the moneys represented by the state judgment, including federal tax liens, *340the Spinkses brought an interpleader action. The District Court determined the priority of each claim and ordered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. L. C. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. J. T. Hubbell, Individually and D/B/A J. T. Hubbell Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Commercial Standard Insurance v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Abex Corporation v. Ski's Enterprises, Inc. And United States of America v. Walton Shim and Sandra ShimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- William Kenneth Katsaris, Sheriff of Leon County, Florida v. United States of America, and Leon CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Millers Mutual Insurance Association Of Illinois v. Richard WassallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Campagna-Turano Bakery, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Airline Commerce Bank v. Commercial Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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