Benchmark Bank v. Crowder

The principal issue in this case is whether a third party may be subrogated to a federal government tax lien and thus, entitled to enforce the lien against the taxpayer’s homestead. We conclude that the answer is yes, but that in selling the property through foreclosure, the third party must compensate a nondeliquent spouse for his or her interest in the homestead estate. We reverse in part and affirm in part the judgment of the court of appeals. 889 S.W.2d 525.

Frank Crowder operated an insurance agency, first as a sole proprietorship and then as a corporation, Crowder Insurance Agency, Inc.…