Legal Opinion
Morris v. CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2003No. 02-3072PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
J. Michael Morris, bankruptcy trustee (trustee), appeals the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of - The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. (CIT) on the trustee’s claim to avoid unperfected security interests pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 544(a). Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We affirm. 1
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On or about June 26, 1997, the debtor, Robert F. Charles, entered into a “Master Lease Agreement” with CIT that, on its face, gave the debtor leasehold interests in four trucks. CIT is named as the owner of the…
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