Legal Opinion
Tennessen v. First National Bank
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 3, 1956No. 6458PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This action is brought by the trustee of a voluntary bankrupt’s estate to recover a preference under the Bankruptcy Act, Title 11, Chapter 6, § 96.
On or about October 28, 1953 the defendant took a note and chattel mortgage on a 1950 Ford automobile from the bankrupt in question. The defendant never filed its chattel mortgage according to Wisconsin Statutes, § 241.08 and § 241.10, to perfect its lien against other persons than the bankrupt-mortgagor himself. The said note and chattel mortgage secured a loan of $653. The bankrupt made only two payments on said note, in…
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- Johnson v. Burke Manor Bldg. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
- In re DobbsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1909
- In re Gordon's EstateDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1930
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