In re Keith’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 11 U.S.C. § 110
Relies on Shelton v. Erwin · Safe Deposit Bank and Trust Company v. Eugene B. Berman, Trustee, in the Matter of Fernandes Welding & Equipment Service, Inc., Bankrupt · Ben Zuke, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Imogene Jackson, Bankrupt v. Mercantile Trust Company National Association · Mann v. Belle-Bland Bank
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“Though the actions of a third party were largely responsible for the failure to perfect the security interest, the bank was not entirely free from fault. It clearly could have, and indeed should have, more closely scrutinized the actions of those with whom it dealt. Furthermore, reliance upon the actions of a third party does not override the explicit statutory provisions. Matter of Schalk, 592 F.2d 993 (8th Cir. 1979). Concededly, there is some inequity in the result reached. The result is nevertheless dictated by the legal technicalities governing commercial transactions. Shelton v. Erwin, 472 F.2d 1118 (8th Cir. 1973); Safe Deposit Bank and Trust Co. v. Berman, 393 F.2d 401 (1st Cir. 1968).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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