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The Immovable Object Versus The Irresistable Force: Rethinking The Relationship Between Secured Credit And Bankruptcy Policy, Lawrence Ponoroff, F. Stephen Knippenberg Jun 1997

The Immovable Object Versus The Irresistable Force: Rethinking The Relationship Between Secured Credit And Bankruptcy Policy, Lawrence Ponoroff, F. Stephen Knippenberg

Michigan Law Review

The last leaf in O. Henry's classic short story was hanging by a delicate thread, but it never fell. It never fell, of course, because it wasn't real; Old Behrman had painted it (and caught pneumonia for his trouble) in order to give Johnsy the will to live. The Supreme Court's decision in Dewsnup v. Timm is also hanging by a thread, following a barrage of scholarly criticism and more than four years of limiting case law and legislative incursions on the case's core conceptual rationale. But the holding in Dewsnup, unlike the last leaf, is very real. It has …


The Intersection Of Articles 2 And 9, Steven L. Harris, James J. White Jan 1996

The Intersection Of Articles 2 And 9, Steven L. Harris, James J. White

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I. Standard Form Contracts II. Buyer in Ordinary Course; Prepaying Buyer III. Consignments IV. Seller's Right to Reclaim Delivered Goods


The Intersections Of Articles 2 And 9: Recommendations For Clarification And Revisions, Richard E. Speidel, James J. White Jan 1995

The Intersections Of Articles 2 And 9: Recommendations For Clarification And Revisions, Richard E. Speidel, James J. White

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Both Article 2, Sales and Article 9, Secured Transactions are under revision. The process of coordination is underway, but there is still much work to do. The following materials identify the major issues at the intersections and some tentative solutions. All references are to the 1990 Official Text of the Uniform Commercial Code unless otherwise stated. When stated, references are to the October, 1995 Draft of Article 2 and the July, 1995 Draft of Article 9.


Security Aspects Of The Abc Transaction, John T. Schmidt Apr 1967

Security Aspects Of The Abc Transaction, John T. Schmidt

Michigan Law Review

In recent years, investments in subterraneous oil and gas have become a common addition to the investment portfolios of national financial institutions. Relying on the assurances of reputable geological studies, traditionally conservative financers have invested amounts ranging up to several hundred million dollars against collateral once accepted only by speculators and a few adventurous oil-country bankers. The increased interest in these investments is in part attributable to the development of the ABC method of financing the purchase of producing oil and gas properties. This method offers unique tax advantages, which have been discussed elsewhere, but also creates problems for the …


Bankruptcy Preferences-Secured Transactions-Security Interest In After-Acquired Property Is Voidable Preference If Received Within Four Months Of Bankruptcy-In Re Portland Newspaper Publishing Co., Michigan Law Review Mar 1967

Bankruptcy Preferences-Secured Transactions-Security Interest In After-Acquired Property Is Voidable Preference If Received Within Four Months Of Bankruptcy-In Re Portland Newspaper Publishing Co., Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

In an effort to provide employment for several hundred workers who had lost their jobs in an unsuccessful strike against Portland's two largest newspapers, the local printers' unions and several civic leaders organized the Portland Reporter Publishing Co. (Reporter) to publish a rival newspaper. The unions also formed the Rose City Development Co. (Rose City), which leased facilities and equipment to Reporter and subsequently made several emergency operating loans to it. These loans were secured by an agreement designating as collateral all of Reporter's previously unsecured accounts receivable, both present and after-accruing. This type of agreement -securing after-acquired property of …


The Trustee In Bankruptcy As A Secured Creditor Under The Uniform Commercial Code, Frank R. Kennedy Jan 1967

The Trustee In Bankruptcy As A Secured Creditor Under The Uniform Commercial Code, Frank R. Kennedy

Michigan Law Review

The thesis of this article is that a trustee cannot exploit the advantage of the lien or security of any creditor unless he can avoid it and displace a creditor. Moreover, when he can and does avoid a lien and displace a creditor, he can enforce the rights of that creditor as against any lien or interest otherwise indefeasible in bankruptcy only to the extent of the lien or security of the creditor he displaces.


Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Filing Procedures For Railroad, Utility, And Other Corporate Debtors: Some Suggestions, Daniel R. Elliott Jr. Mar 1964

Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Filing Procedures For Railroad, Utility, And Other Corporate Debtors: Some Suggestions, Daniel R. Elliott Jr.

Michigan Law Review

After a brief discussion of the provisions of Article 9 peculiarly applicable to the long-term mortgage, a portion of this comment will review the relevant statutes and case authority in force prior to the effective date of the Code in various states and still applicable in others. More specifically, it will examine the special treatment accorded certain types of corporate indentures, particularly those securing the debt of railroads and other public utilities. Second, an attempt will be made to explain the probable solutions to the problems raised by the filing requirements of Article 9 as promulgated in each jurisdiction and …


Insurance-Construction-Mortgagee's Interest Under An Appraisal Clause, Lenamyra Saulson May 1951

Insurance-Construction-Mortgagee's Interest Under An Appraisal Clause, Lenamyra Saulson

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff-mortgagee sued defendant insurance company to recover the amount allegedly due plaintiff under a fire insurance policy covering a mortgaged building. Plaintiff based its right to recovery on a New York standard mortgagee clause incorporated into a New York standard fire insurance policy. Before the suit was instituted, defendant had tendered payment to plaintiff in accordance with the findings of an appraisal of loss conducted by the mortgagor and defendant, which fully complied with the terms of the policy. This tender was rejected by plaintiff, which had no notice of, and did not participate in, the appraisal. Plaintiff contended it …


Chattel Mortgage--Validity Of Recorded Chattel Mortgage As Against Ordinary Purchaser--Possession Entrusted To Mortgagor-Dealer Regularly Engaged In Sale Of Similar Articles, Edwin F. Uhl S.Ed. Dec 1947

Chattel Mortgage--Validity Of Recorded Chattel Mortgage As Against Ordinary Purchaser--Possession Entrusted To Mortgagor-Dealer Regularly Engaged In Sale Of Similar Articles, Edwin F. Uhl S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiffs purchased from a retail dealer, in the ordinary course of trade, automobiles which were subject to properly recorded mortgages given by the dealer to defendant finance company. The certificates of title which the mortgage-dealer had been permitted to retain indicated that the vehicles were free from lien. Claiming default in payments by the dealer, the defendant seized the automobiles. Plaintiffs brought actions seeking repossession and damages. As the evidence clearly disclosed, defendant anticipated that the dealer would make no disclosure of the encumbrance at the time of sale, but rather expected that the lien would subsequently be discharged with …