Legal Opinion
Freeborn v. Seattle Trust & Savings Bank
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 25, 1980No. 46464, 46465PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This matter is before the court upon certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington upon the authority of RCW 2.60.010-.030 and Rule of Appellate Procedure 16.16. Two cases involving substantially identical questions 1 have been consolidated. The primary question is whether an assignee of a vendor's right to receive payments in an executory contract for the sale of real property has priority over subsequent lien creditors (including a trustee in bankruptcy) if the assignment is recorded under RCW 65.08.070 but not filed under the Uniform Commercial…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cascade Security Bank v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- In the Matter of Bristol Associates, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Girard Trust BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Ingram v. IngramSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- In Re Eilermann's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1934
- In Re the Estate of PlastererWashington Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Castle Rock Industrial Bank v. S.O.A.W. Enterprises, Inc. (In Re S.O.A.W. Enterprises, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1983
- Security Bank v. ChiapuzioOregon Supreme Court · 1987
- Stangland v. BrockWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- In Re AnselmiUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Wyoming · 1985
- In Re McDanielUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · 1988
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