Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Boliaux
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 2019No. 18-1322PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
Between 2002 and 2008 Edward Boliaux operated EMC Automotive, a used-car dealership, in Joliet, Illinois. He borrowed money from three lenders, using inventory as security. Most loans were secured by the cars' certificates of title, a device called floorplanning. Because there is supposed to be only one title certificate per car, the dealer cannot transfer good title to a customer without paying the lender. Although lenders may allow sales to precede payment, they demand that the money be held in trust until the loan is retired. But beginning in 2007 Boliaux…
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