Parkhill v. Nusor (In Re Nusor)

OPINION

VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:

Appellant Robin A. Parkhill (“Parkhill”) appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment finding that a note signed by debtor-appellee Irene Vazquez Nusor (“Nu-sor”) was not a negotiable instrument and avoiding Parkhill’s lien on real property. Parkhill argues that the note was a negotiable instrument under the California Uniform Commercial Code (“Commercial Code”), that she is a holder in due course, and that she is insulated from Nusor’s defenses against the note’s enforceability.

We affirm the judgment below in most respects but on different grounds, and we…