(Bankr. S.D. Ind. Mar. 16, 2015)
The bankruptcy court grants summary judgment in favor of the debtor, holding the creditor does not have a security interest in personal property of the debtor. Prepetition, the creditor obtained a judgment against the debtor and filed a financing statement with the Indiana Secretary of State claiming the creditor had a security interest in the debtor’s personal property by virtue of the judgment. The bankruptcy court concludes that under Indiana law, in order to create a lien on personal property, a judgment creditor must issue and levy on execution. The judgment itself did not give rise to a lien. Opinion below.
2015-03-16 – in re central engineering
Author: Matt Lindblom
Kentuckiana Bankruptcy Opinions 