Legal Opinion
United States v. Dale Smith, Suzanne Smith, Gordon E. Mills and Sharon R. Mills
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 9, 1987No. 1432, 1433, Dockets 86-5051, 5053PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
This case addresses the distinction between growing crops and harvested crops under Article 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (McKinney 1964 & Supp. 1987). The United States appeals from an order of the District Court for the Western District of New York, Michael A. Telesca, Judge, affirming a decision by the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, Edward D. Hayes, Bankruptcy Judge. The district court held that the United States failed to perfect its security interests in the respondents’ harvested crops, because its financing statements did not…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Schneider v. Ray (In Re Roberts)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1984
- Beneficial Finance Co. of New York, Inc. v. Kurland Cadillac-Oldsmobile, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Tinsley & Groom v. West Kentucky Production Credit Ass'n (In Re Tinsley & Groom)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1984
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