R. Geoff Layne Charles E. Johnson, Jr. v. Bank One, Kentucky, N.A. Banc One Securities Corporation

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Charles E. Johnson, Jr. (“Johnson”), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees, Bank One, Kentucky, N.A. and Banc One Securities Corporation (collectively, “Bank One”). The district court found that under Kentucky law, Bank One was not liable for the depreciation in value of the shares it held as collateral for a loan to Johnson. Furthermore, the district court found that by selling the stock on a national stock exchange, Bank One acted in a commercially reasonable way in disposing of the collateral. On…