Legal Opinion
Compass Insurance Company v. H.P. Moore, and Moore Flying, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1986No. 85-2355PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a priority dispute between appellee, Compass Insurance Company (Compass), who obtained a judgment lien on a Cessna aircraft, and appellants, H.P. Moore and Moore Flying, Inc. (Moore), who purchased the airplane. Moore bought the airplane before Compass obtained its judgment lien, but Compass registered its lien documents with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before Moore recorded its purchase.
Compass’s claim to the airplane arose as follows. In December 1981, Compass, a New York corporation, obtained a judgment in Dade County, Florida, against…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Philko Aviation, Inc. v. ShacketSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bergquist v. Anderson-Greenwood Aviation Corp. (In Re Bellanca Aircraft Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1985
- Curtis v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- In Re Victor L. Gelking, Debtor. Phillip D. Armstrong, Trustee of the Estate of Victor L. Gelking v. State Bank of TownerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- South Shore Bank v. Tony Mat, Inc. And H & H Aircraft Sales Inc. Appeal of Tony Mat, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- 20 Collier bankr.cas.2d 19, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,385, 7 Ucc rep.serv.2d 656 in Re Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, Debtor (Three Cases). Edward W. Bergquist, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation v. Anderson-Greenwood Aviation Corp., a Texas Corporation Anderson Greenwood & Co., a Texas Corporation, (Two Cases). Edward W. Bergquist, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Bellanca Aircraft Corporation v. Anderson-Greenwood Aviation Corp., a Texas Corporation Anderson Greenwood & Co., a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Bergquist v. Anderson-Greenwood Aviation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Johnson v. Tomlinson (In Re Tomlinson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2006
- Lewistown Propane Co. v. FordMontana Supreme Court · 2002
- Gacharna v. Air Operations International, Inc. (In re Air Operations, International, Inc.)District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1989
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