Itt Commercial Finance Corporation v. Bank of the West

KING, Chief Judge:

Defendant-appellant Bank of the West appeals the judgment of the district court granting plaintiff-appellee ITT Commercial Finance Corporation’s motion for summary judgment. Bank of the West challenges the district court’s determinations that the security interest of ITT Commercial Finance Corporation has priority over Bank of the West’s security interest, and that Bank of the West is liable to ITT Commercial Finance Corporation for conversion. Although we agree with the district court’s priority deter mination, we disagree with its conclusion on conversion, and we therefore…