Legal Opinion
Commercial Bank at Alma v. Hales
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 27, 1984No. 83-248PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Commercial Bank at Alma, hereinafter bank, instituted this action against appellee, James A. Hales, hereinafter auctioneer, claiming that he had committed conversion by selling cattle which were the subject of a security agreement in favor of the bank. The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of the auctioneer. The bank appeals.
The bank’s security interest in the cattle arose as collateral for a loan made to Don Tison, a rancher in Crawford County, Arkansas. The bank had perfected its security interest by filing the necessary papers…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Birmingham v. Rice Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- United States v. Henry W. Matthews and Nettie Matthews, Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of Yuba Livestock Auction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Mason City Production Credit Ass'n v. Sig Ellingson & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Eureka Springs Sales Co. v. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- United States v. SommervilleDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by7 opinions
- The First National Bank of Amarillo v. Southwestern Livestock, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- First National Bank v. Southwestern Livestock, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1985
- Farmers Livestock Exchange of Bismarck, Inc. v. UlmerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- Michigan National Bank v. Michigan Livestock ExchangeMichigan Supreme Court · 1989
- CPC Livestock, LLC v. Fifth Third Bank, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2013
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