Szczepanski v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.

The disposition of this case rests on the answer to a question we certified to the Supreme Court of Georgia pursuant to Ga. Code Ann. § 24-3902:

Where, prior to bankruptcy, a debtor purchases a private motor vehicle in a state other than Georgia, grants to the seller a security interest in the vehicle to secure payment of the unpaid purchase price, advises the dealer at the time that the security interest is created that the vehicle will be brought into Georgia for purposes other than transportation through the State of Georgia and the vehicle is, in fact, brought into Georgia within thirty…