Legal Opinion
Waldschmidt v. Smith (In Re York)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 17, 1984No. Bankruptcy No. 383-01762, Adv. No. 383-0524PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue is whether an application for notation of lien on the title to an automobile which is properly filed but subsequently lost due to error by the filing officials of the State of Tennessee, nevertheless perfects a security interest superior to the trustee in bankruptcy. Because Tennessee law requires both filing and notation of the lien on an automobile title for perfection of a security interest, the trustee may defeat the putative lienor and sell the automobile free of the lien.
The following constitute findings of fact and conclusions of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Phoenix Cotton Oil Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Coble Systems, Inc. v. Coors of the Cumberland, Inc. (In Re Coors of the Cumberland, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- In Re FarnhamUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 1986
- Frank v. Second National Bank of Saginaw (In Re Gilbert)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1988
- In Re RidleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1985
- Farmer v. LaSalle Bank (In Re Morgan)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
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