Legal Opinion
Alexander Henkin, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Martin Woodcraft Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 15, 1956No. 23678_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, a trustee in bankruptcy, here appeals from a decision refusing him authority to sell property of the bankrupt free of a lien for unpaid taxes and vacating a stay which had prevented the government from enforcing its claim. The decision, which is reported in D.C.E.D.N.Y., 130 F.Supp. 443, reversed an order of a referee in bankruptcy in his favor.
The bankrupt, Martin Woodcraft Corporation, was engaged in the business of manufacturing formica-top furniture. On December 7, 1954, the District Director of Internal Revenue took steps to perfect a lien for unpaid…
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