United States v. Steiner

441 F. Supp. 1069, 40 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5957, 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14051
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin·Decided September 13, 1977·No. No. 70-C-195·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES E. DOYLE, District Judge.

This is an action in which the United States seeks:

(a) Judgment against defendant Harold G. Steiner for taxes, penalties and interest for the year 1945, plus statutory interest from June 7, 1969, and against Harold G. Steiner and Ollie Mae Steiner for taxes, penalties and interest for the years 1946 and 1947, plus statutory interest from June 7, 1969.
(b) An order requiring defendant First Wisconsin Trust Company to account for the interest resulting from a certain escrow fund, and judgment of the amount of said interest, less the cost of administration of the escrow, with the amount for the judgment to be applied to the tax liability of defendant Harold G. Steiner.
(c) An order to require defendants Equitable Life Assurance Company of the United States, New York Life Insurance Company, Catholic Family Insurance Society, and the Knights of Columbus, to pay to the United States, for application to the tax liability of the defendant Harold G. Steiner, the cash surrender value of certain life insurance policies issued by said defendants.
(d) A determination that certain real property in the name of defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young belongs to defendant Harold G. Steiner, and an order that said property be sold by the Marshal and the proceeds applied to the claims of creditors of defendant Harold G. Steiner, according to the legal priority of such claims.
(e) The enforcement of plaintiffs liens against stock in Lyndon Wood Products, a corporation, owned by defendant Harold G. Steiner; and against stock in S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., a corporation, owned by defendant Harold G. Steiner and Ollie Mae Steiner. Also, a determination that one share of stock in S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., in the name of defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young belongs to defendant Harold G. Steiner, and an enforcement of plaintiff’s liens against said share of stock. Also, enforcement of plaintiff’s liens against the assets of S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., and against the assets of Vacuum Platers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of S & Y Tree Farms, Inc.
(f) A determination that certain real property once in the name of defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young, but conveyed to others by her prior to commencement of this suit, belonged to defendant Harold G. Steiner, and judgment against the defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young in a sum equal to the amount of the net proceeds realized by her from the conveyance of said real property.
(g) A determination that certain real property once in the name of defendant Roland Steiner, but conveyed to others by him and his wife, defendant Margaret Steiner, prior to commencement of this suit, belonged to defendant Harold G. Steiner, and judgment against the defendant Roland Steiner in a sum equal to the amount of the net proceeds realized by him from the conveyance of said real property.
[1072] (h) A determination that certain real property once in the name of S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., but conveyed to others by it prior to the commencement of this suit, belonged to defendant Harold G. Steiner, and judgment against defendant S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., in a sum equal to the amount of the net proceeds realized by it from the conveyance of said real property-

At trial, leave was granted to plaintiff to amend the complaint so as to seek a further item of relief, namely:

(i) A determination that at a time when defendant Harold G. Steiner was insolvent and one of his creditors was the United States, he forgave a debt due him from defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young, and judgment against defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young in a sum equal to the amount of said debt.

With respect to item (a), plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment has been granted, and the order below will direct the entry of such judgment.

With respect to item (b), judgment in plaintiff’s favor against defendant First Wisconsin Trust Company has previously been entered. Implicit in that ruling was a decision adverse to the position of defendant Robert J. Downing, and the order below will direct judgment foreclosing any claim by him against any of the property described in the complaint, as amended. Defendant First Wisconsin Trust Company has complied with the terms of the judgment.

With respect to item (c), judgment in plaintiff’s favor has previously been entered against defendants Equitable Life Assurance Company of the United States, New York Life Insurance Company, Catholic Family Insurance Society and the Knights of Columbus. Said defendants have complied with the terms of said judgment. On its motion, judgment has been entered dismissing this action as to defendant Knights of Columbus.

With respect to item (g), judgment on the merits has been entered in favor of defendants Roland Steiner and Margaret Steiner.

Trial has been had to the court in the course of which and at the conclusion of which certain findings have been made and certain orders have been entered with respect to items (d), (e), (f), (h) and (i). Such findings and orders will be referred to hereinafter in this opinion. As indicated, the subject matters of items (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i) are:

I. The relationship between defendant Harold G. Steiner and defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young with respect to certain parcels of real property; to certain obligations of 5 & Y Tree Farms, Inc., to defendant Sandra Sue Steiner Young; to a share or shares of stock in S & Y Tree Farms, Inc.; and to a certain loan.
II. The ownership of stock in Lyndon Wood Products by defendant Harold G. Steiner, and of stock in S & Y Tree Farms, Inc., by defendants Harold G. Steiner and Ollie Mae Steiner.
III. The relationship between defendant Harold G. Steiner and defendant S 6 Y Tree Farms, Inc., with respect to a certain parcel of real property.

The opinion to follow will be organized according to the subject matters referred to in I, II, and III, above.

I.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEFENDANT HAROLD G. STEINER AND DEFENDANT SANDRA SUE STEINER YOUNG WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY; TO CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF S & Y TREE FARMS, INC., TO DEFENDANT SANDRA SUE STEINER YOUNG; TO A SHARE OR SHARES OF STOCK IN S & Y TREE FARMS, INC.; AND TO A CERTAIN LOAN.

A. With respect to certain parcels of real property held by Sandra Sue Steiner Young at time this suit was commenced.

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