Legal Opinion

Empire MacHinery Co. v. Union Rock & Materials Corp.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 23, 1978No. 1 CA-CIV 3531PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OGG, Judge.

We are concerned in this appeal with the priority of security interests under the provisions of the Arizona Uniform Commercial Code.

The major issues presented are whether the plaintiff/appellee Union Rock & Materials Corporation (Union), had a perfected security interest and whether the defendant/appellant Empire Machinery Company (Empire), made an absolute assignment of its interest in the collateral.

The facts are not in dispute. On September 3, 1968, Empire, as lessor, and K & L Contracting Company, Inc., lessee, entered into a lease agreement and separate option to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Norton v. Nat. Bank of Commerce of Pine BluffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  2. Alan B. Miller, Trustee in Bankruptcy of American Ibc Corp., Bankrupt v. Wells Fargo Bank International Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  3. King-Porter Company v. ScanlonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. Rivan Die Mold Corp. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Heights v. Citizens National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Uni-Com Northwest, Ltd. v. Argus Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1987
  2. Rainier National Bank v. Inland MacHinery Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1981
  3. Pontchartrain State Bank, a Louisiana State Bank v. Ed Poulson, Individually and Poulson Dozer & Blade, Inc., an Oklahoma CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  4. In The Matter Of Tri-State Equipment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. Campbell v. WarrenCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986

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