In Re Ralph Paige, Jr. Alvan F. Uhle, Trustee v. Parts and Trucks, Associates Commercial Corporation

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the bankruptcy court holding that the appellant’s security interest in a tractor, which was indicated on a certificate of title issued in Illinois, was not perfected under the laws of Michigan and was invalid as to the bankrupt’s trustee. In re Paige, 3 B.R. 115 (W.D.Mich.1980). The District Court, in an unpublished order, affirmed and the creditor appealed. We reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. The bankrupt, Ralph Paige, was a resident of Michigan. He purchased a truck tractor in Indiana from Parts and Trucks, Inc. Parts and…