HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This proceeding involves a contest for priority of payment out of assets in the hands of an assignee for the benefit of creditors, as between the landlord's claim for back rent, the claim of the United States for taxes, and the claim of the District of Columbia for taxes. Each of the three claimants predicates its rights on a specific statute.
The landlord bases his claim to priority on a local statute which gives a lien to a landlord...
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