First Bank v. Unique Marble & Granite Corp.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, First Bank, obtained a judgment against defendants, Unique Marble and Granite Corporation and its corporate officer, Daniel M. Hahn, and moved to collect on that judgment. James Gallo intervened, seeking fees and expenses for his duties as assignee for the benefit of Unique Marble’s creditors. First Bank moved for summary judgment against Gallo, asserting that, as a perfected secured creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (810 ILCS 5/1 — 101 et seq. (West 2008)), it had priority over Gallo, who was a lien creditor. 810 ILCS 5/9 — 102(a)(52), 9 — 317, 9 —…