Legal Opinion
United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1983No. 82-215PublishedCited by 1,647 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
Promptly after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or Service) seized respondent’s property to satisfy a tax lien, respondent filed a petition for reorganization under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, hereinafter referred to as the “Bankruptcy Code.” The issue before us is whether § 542(a) of that Code authorized the Bankruptcy Court to subject the IRS to a turnover order with respect to the seized property.
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Respondent Whiting Pools, Inc., a corporation, sells, installs, and services swimming pools and related equipment and supplies. As of January 1981, Whiting owed approximately $92,000 in…
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