Legal Opinion
Return of Property in State v. Pippin
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided April 22, 1993No. 91-2666PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
National Pawn Brokers and Hull Loan Systems ("pawnbrokers") appeal from a circuit court order returning jewelry to Osterman, Inc. The jewelry was evidence in a trial on criminal charges against Donald Pippin. He had obtained it from Oster-man, a retail jeweler in Madison, Wisconsin, by paying with a bad check and then pawned it to appellants in Minnesota.1 Both sides claim a security interest in the jewelry. We hold that the pawnbrokers' security interests are prior to Osterman's. We reverse.
The issues are: (1) whether the Wisconsin circuit court had jurisdiction to determine who is entitled…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Stowers v. MahonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Mueller v. BrunnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
- Production Credit Asso. of Madison v. NowatzskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- Chrysler Corp. v. Adamatic, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State Bank of Young America v. Vidmar Iron Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Marlow v. Rollins Cotton Co. (In Re Julien Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1994
- In MATTER OF RETURN OF PROPERTY IN STATE v. PippinCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993