Higgason v. Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. (In re Pierce)
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Maxie E. Higgason, Jr., a Chapter 7 Trustee, brought a strong-arm proceeding against Appellant Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. (Vanderbilt) to avoid a lien claimed by Vanderbilt against William W. Pierce, Jr.’s manufactured home. Vanderbilt failed to submit its Certificate of Title and title lien statement to the county clerk in Pierce’s county of residence for notation of its security interest on the Certificate of Title. We quite recently confronted virtually identical factual and legal issues in Vanderbilt Mortgage & Fin., Inc. v. Westenhoefer, No. 11-6216, (6th Cir. May 28, 2013). There, we concluded, that a security interest in a
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In re William W. PIERCE, Jr., Debtor, Maxie E. Higgason, Jr., Chapter 7 Trustee v. Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.
- Status
- Published