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Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank, 237 U.S. 186 (1915)
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Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank, 237 U.S. 186 (1915)
Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank No. 173 Argued March 5, 1915 Decided April 5, 1915 237 U.S. 186
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
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The law of Michigan, a it was in 1903, did not give to unsecured creditors of the mortgagor a lien upon the property covered by an unrecorded chattel mortgage, but merely a right to a lien requiring a proceeding of some kind for its fastening, and the right to such a lien was lost if the proceeding was not taken prior to the bankruptcy of the mortgagor.
196 F. 29, affirmed.
The facts, which involve the rights of creditors of a bankrupt as against those of the holder of an unrecorded chattel mortgage under the laws of the State of Michigan, are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank, 237 U.S. 186 (1915) in 237 U.S. 186 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1XHR669PZZZGCQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank, 237 U.S. 186 (1915), in 237 U.S. 186, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1XHR669PZZZGCQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Detroit Trust Co. v. Pontiac Savings Bank, 237 U.S. 186 (1915). cited in 1915, 237 U.S. 186. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=J1XHR669PZZZGCQ.
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