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Tenth Circuit· 5/29/2002

Tuttle v. United States

Citations

  • 291 F.3d 1238
  • 48 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 682
  • 89 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 2740
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 10171
  • 39 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 176

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that even though the debtor's “equitable arguments [under § 105(a)] are compelling, they cannot overcome the plain language of the Code”
  • explaining that dicta are statements “not necessarily involved nor essential to determination of the case” (quoting Rohrbaugh v. Celotex Corp., 53 F.3d 1181, 1184 (10th Cir. 1995))
  • post-petition interest on nondischargeable tax debt continues to accrue and remains an obligation of the debtor after entry of the discharge, if not paid by the estate
  • “[D]icta are ‘statements and comments in an opinion concerning some rule of law or legal proposition not necessarily involved nor essential to determination of the case at hand.’” (quoting Rohrbaugh v. Celotex Corp., 53 F.3d 1811, 1184 (10th Cir. 1995))

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Judges: Tacha, Henry, Briscoe

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