Legal Opinion
In Re Consorto Const. Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 3, 1954No. 11216_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
In February 1951 Consorto Construction Company, the bankrupt, borrowed money from Equity, the appellant in this action. On March 9, 1951, as security for the loan, Consorto executed and delivered to Equity its bond, warrant, and chattel mortgage covering specified personal property. All of this happened in Pennsylvania. The chattel mortgage was executed in accordance with the 1945 Pennsylvania Chattel Mortgage Act,1 but it was not recorded until August 3, 1951. More than four months after the recording Consorto was adjudicated bankrupt.
Averring title to the mortgaged…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ruggles v. CannedyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- First National Bank v. ReeseCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Barber v. Reina Nash Motor CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 1953
- Roberts' & Pyne's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
- Seaboard Consumer Discount Co. v. Landau's, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Henderson v. Buchanan (In Re Western World Funding, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 1985
- Varon v. Trimble, Marshall & Goldman, P.C. (In Re Euro-Swiss International Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Fundex Capital Corp. v. Balaber-Strauss (In Re Tampa Chain Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In re KravitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- In Re Komfo Products CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1965
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