Legal Opinion
Western State Bank v. Grumman Credit Corp.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided November 26, 1982No. CV-81-77-BLGPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATTIN, Chief Judge.
This is a secured transaction — priority case involving a dispute over the right to insurance proceeds recovered due to an airplane crash. The plaintiff, Western State Bank (Bank), and defendants Grumman Credit Corporation (Grumman), Ideal Mutual Insurance Company (Ideal), and O’Brien Flying Service (O’Brien), have all filed motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 Fed.R.Civ.P.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
From the stipulation of facts and the various briefs submitted to the Court, the following factual summary appears to be uncontroverted:
The present…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Duffy v. BUTTE TEACHERS'UNION, NUMBER 332Montana Supreme Court · 1975
- John E. FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the FLYING TIGER LINE, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Downs v. SmykMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- Charles J. Sanders v. M. D. Aircraft Sales, Inc. And General Electric Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Continental Oil Co. v. Citizens Trust & Savings BankMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Copper King Inn, Inc., Debtor. Trust Corporation of Montana v. Robert Patterson, John Noonan, James McDermand Donald Johnson, and Arthur WestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc. v. Tank Barge Ets 2303Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Western State Bank v. Grumman Credit CorpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc. v. Tank Barge Ets 2303, Itt Industrial Credit Co., Intervenor-Appellant v. The Belcher Company of Texas, Inc., Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation v. John L. Molinaro, and Kurahara & Morrissey, Real Party in Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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