Legal Opinion

United States v. Jane Wood

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 28, 1989No. 87-6136PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Jane Wood appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-ap-pellee United States, 658 F.Supp. 1561. The district court held that, since the Government was a third-party beneficiary to a property settlement between Ms. Wood and her then-husband, it therefore was entitled to judgment against Wood for breaching her promise to apply the proceeds of the sale of her marital residence to a federal tax lien against her former husband. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Roth Steel Products, and Toledo Steel Tube Company, Cross-Appellants v. Sharon Steel Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  2. Audrey Price v. Samuel PierceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. In Re Edward M. Johnson and Associates, Inc., Debtor. John P. Newton, Jr., Trustee v. Edward M. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  4. Sexton v. Taylor CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1985
  5. John L. King, Trustee v. National Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. D & H Distributing Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  2. Brown v. Worthington Steel, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2002
  3. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Continental Field Systems, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2005
  4. Armstrong v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1998
  5. Bariteau v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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