Farmers State Bank v. Webel

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff sued defendant in the circuit court of Pike County for the conversion of collateral said to be subject to its security interest. A jury trial was convened on the matter and at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff appeals and we affirm.

There are three principal parties involved in the dispute: the plaintiff-creditor, Farmers State Bank, Pittsfield, Illinois (Bank); the debtor, Pigs Unlimited, Inc. (Pigs); and the defendant, George Webel, d/b/a Webel…