United States of America on Behalf of Its Agency Internal Revenue Service v. William H. Norton, Carrie W. Norton, F/k/a Carrie A. Woodward

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1983-09-12

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OPINION OF THE COURT ADAMS, Circuit Judge. Shortly after the debtors filed a petition for an adjustment of their debts under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, hereinafter referred to as the Code, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) retained a portion of a tax overpayment that was due the debtors. The principal issue before us in this appeal is whether this…

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