Meyer v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1963-12-16

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*234 Mr. Justice Clark delivered the opinion of the Court. The ultimate issue in this case is the applicability of the doctrine of marshaling of assets. The Government urges that it be applied to effect the collection of its junior income tax lien on the cash surrender value of certain life insurance policies. The senior lien is secured by the entire proc…

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