Legal Opinion

Interfirst Bank of Abilene, N.A. v. Lull Manufacturing

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-1037PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a lawsuit filed by Interfirst Bank of Abilene (Bank) against Lull Manufacturing (Lull) to recover the value of a forklift which Lull delivered to and later removed from the property of Ted Evans Equipment Company (Evans Co.), a defaulting buyer. We must determine whether the Bank’s perfected security interest in the after acquired property of the purchaser attached to the forklift upon delivery and thereby rendered the Bank’s interest superior to the unperfected interest of Lull, the unpaid seller of the lift. Following a bench trial, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Everglades Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Stowers v. MahonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. James T. Taylor & Son, Inc. v. Arlington Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Southern National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas v. Crateo, Inc., Formerly Known as Tri Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Henry L. LUJAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by22 opinions

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