Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. v. Higgason (In re Pierce)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS H. FULTON, Bankruptcy Judge.
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. (“Appellant”) appeals the grant of summary judgment by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (the “Bankruptcy Court”) to Maxie E. Hig-gason, Jr., Chapter 7 Trustee (“Appellee”) for Debtor William W. Pierce, Jr. (“Debt- or”), which avoids Appellant’s lien on Debtor’s manufactured home under 11 U.S.C. § 544.
*878ISSUES ON APPEAL
Although Appellant ostensibly raises five issues on appeal, those issues essentially boil down to one question: Under the Kentucky Revised Statutes, is a security interest…
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