Mostoller v. CitiCapital Commer. Corp. (In re Stetson & Assocs.)
Aug
03
2005
Ruling
Trustee could not avoid a creditor's lien and did not have priority over the creditor's interests since the creditor's interests were perfected at the time of filing.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff chapter 7 trustee brought an adversary complaint to avoid several liens against personal property of the debtor that were held by defendant creditor pursuant to financing statements filed pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-9-101 et seq. (Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.) The creditor moved for relief from the automatic stay and for abandonment by the trustee of the bankruptcy estate's interest in the collateral.
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