Brown v. Atlantic Bank of New York

What constitutes a reasonable time for the filing of a chattel mortgage under New York law is a question of fact to be determined upon all the circumstances in each case. The mere fact that the mortgages in this case could have been filed immediately does not, without more, warrant the finding that the seven days’ delay here was unreasonable. R. F. C. v. Weiner, 2 Cir., 192 F.2d 760, certiorari denied Weiner v. R. F. C., 343 U.S. 956, 72 S.Ct. 1051, 96 L.Ed. 1356; In the Matter of the Assignment of Paramount Finishing Corp., 259 N.Y. 558, 182 N.E. 180, affirming 234 App.Div. 891, 254 N.Y.S.…