Krigel v. Sterling National Bank (In Re Ward)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDS, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an appeal of the bankruptcy court’s decision that the debtor’s transfer of a security interest in her car to Sterling National Bank (Sterling) was avoidable as a preference under the Bankruptcy Code. We reverse. We do so based upon application of the earmarking doctrine, a theory of the case never presented to the bankruptcy court.
I. FACTS
In 1996, Marilyn Kaye Ward (Ward) obtained a loan from Arcadia Financial, LTD (Arcadia) to buy a 1995 Dodge Intrepid automobile. Ward granted Arcadia a security interest in the car. Arcadia perfected its security interest,…
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