Greenwood Petroleum Co. v. Wingard

BURNETT, Justice:

This case concerns a priority dispute between a perfected security interest and a landlord’s distress lien. The Court of Appeals held the landlord’s lien took priority over the prior perfected security interest. Greenwood Petroleum Co. v. Wingard (Ex parte J.M. Smith Corp.), 330 S.C. 479, 498 S.E.2d 908 (Ct.App.1998). We reverse.

*444FACTS

The essential facts of this case are not in dispute. Thomas and Gloria Wingard operated Westside Pharmacy on premises leased from Respondent. Petitioner has a perfected security interest in all the pharmacy’s inventory, proceeds, accounts, files,…