Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Richard Sim Hoover, Bankrupt. West Publishing Company v. Asa Willis, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1971No. 30626PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this bankruptcy case we must decide if West Publishing Company is a secured creditor under Louisiana law as a result of the sale of law books to the bankrupt under a Minnesota conditional sales contract. The referee in bankruptcy refused to recognize West as a secured creditor and the district court affirmed.
Holding that West’s sale of law books under a Minnesota conditional sales contract does not entitle it to a vendor’s privilege under Louisiana law, we affirm.
West Publishing Company, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, sold law books to the bankrupt resident of…
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