Legal Opinion
Connelly v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 22, 1986No. Civ-85-795EPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELFVIN, District Judge.
In this action Thomas P. Connelly, III appeals from a final order of the Bankruptcy Court. The issues presented are whether the Bankruptcy Court erred in vacating a default judgment against Marine Midland Bank, N.A. (“MMB”) and in finding that MMB’s interest in the debtors’ automobile was superior to the trustee’s interest.
The essential facts are not in dispute. Mark and Dawn Gearhart, the debtors in this action, had purchased a 1983 Oldsmobile with financing from the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (“GMAC”). GMAC retained a security interest…
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- Truman v. United States (In Re Tri-Sonic, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
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