Legal Opinion

United States v. Owen M. Rye

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 2, 1977No. 75-1242PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the government’s lien for unpaid taxes, see 26 U.S.C. § 6321, can attach to a taxpayer’s right to receive support payments pursuant to a divorce decree. The facts are set forth in the district court’s opinion, 390 F.Supp. 528 (D.Mass.1975).

The government brought suit in the district court seeking a judgment against ap-pellee’s ex-wife for assessed tax liabilities, and foreclosure of federal tax liens upon all of her property and rights to property, including her right to receive support payments from appellee. 1 The district court…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Aquilino v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United States v. BessSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
  4. Griffin v. GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Glass City Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Markham, etc v. FayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. Bank One Ohio Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee of the Albin C. Reitelbach Trust v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  4. Raihl v. United States (In Re Raihl)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  5. Palmer K. Schreiber v. Christopher G. KelloggCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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