Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Pennbank
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 14, 1992No. CIV-90-467CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Pennbank appeals from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York entered in favor of Thomas and Bonnie Lucas (“Ap-pellees”), holding that Pennbank’s lien on the Appellees’ ear had not been perfected by the date of the bankruptcy filing, and that, consequently, Pennbank’s claim was unsecured in all respects.
FACTS
On April 27, 1989, the Appellees entered into a retail installment contract with McFadden Ford, Inc. (“McFadden”), in Jamestown, New York, for the purchase of a 1989 Ford “Probe” automobile. Penn-bank financed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fitzpatrick v. Bank of New YorkAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1983
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. WaligoraDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1982
- Fitzpatrick v. Bank of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983
- Fitzpatrick v. Bank of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1984
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