COHEN, J.S.C.
These cross-motions for summary judgment present a priority contest between the secured seller of a restaurant and the bank that helped to finance the buyer. Central to resolution of the contest are questions of the validity and effect of the refusal by the Secretary of State to file the seller's financing statement.
The seller owned a bar and lounge. He contracted to sell it to the buyer for $145,000, of which $109,000 was to be paid in installments...
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