Legal Opinion

Beeler v. Jewell (In re Stanton)

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 9, 2002No. Nos. 00-35474, 00-35518PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.

This is a bankruptcy case turning on lien priorities.

Facts

International Factors, Inc., in whose shoes Harrison Jewell now stands, financed Fleet Manufacturing. Fleet was a corporation. Kevin and Maryann Stanton, husband and wife, owned all the shares. International Factors took a security interest in Fleet’s property in 1994, with several continuing financing arrangements. That same year, the Stantons personally guaranteed Fleet’s obligations to International Factors.

Fleet got a big order from K-Mart, and needed more financing than in the past to make what K-Mart had…

2Cases cited6 opinions

National Bank v. Equity InvestorsWashington Supreme Court · 1973
In Re Cascade Roads, Inc., Debtor. United States of America v. Peter H. Arkison, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
In Re Computer Communications, Inc., Debtor. Computer Communications, Inc. v. Codex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
Paulman v. Gateway Venture Partners III, L.P. (In re Filtercorp, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
John M. Keltch, Inc. v. Don Hoyt, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1971

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3Cited by2 opinions

Pegram v. Honeywell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
In Re Kevin M. Stanton in Re: Maryann G. Stanton, Debtors. Gregory Beeler, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Harrison Jewell, Fka International Factors, Inc., Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002