Bel-Bel International Corp. v. Community Bank of Homestead

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This case is one of many arising out of the bankruptcy of a Florida tomato farming operation owned by Joe Toreise. 1 The ease before us involves one set of creditors converting property that was pledged as collateral to another creditor. We hold that there is no bar to requiring the converting creditors to return the property they converted, and therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Joe Toreise owned two tomato farms — one in Homestead, Florida, and the other in Im-mokalee, Florida. He also owned Growers Packing Company, which packed his tomatoes and…