| | | interest in them. Section 2-401 indicates that a reservation of | | title by the seller of goods, despite delivery to the buyer, is | | limited to reservation of a security interest. As did former | | Article 9, this Article governs a security interest arising | | solely under one of those sections; however, until the buyer | | obtains possession of the goods, the security interest is | | enforceable even in the absence of a security agreement, filing | | is not necessary to perfect the security interest, and the | | seller-secured party's rights on the buyer's default are governed | | by Article 2. |
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| | | Sections 2-711(3) and 2A-508(5) create a security interest in | | favor of a buyer or lessee in possession of goods that were | | rightfully rejected or as to which acceptance was justifiably | | revoked. As did former Article 9, this Article governs a | | security interest arising solely under one of those sections; | | however, until the seller or lessor obtains possession of the | | goods, the security interest is enforceable even in the absence | | of a security agreement, filing is not necessary to perfect the | | security interest, and the secured party's (buyer's or lessee's) | | rights on the debtor's (seller's or lessor's) default are | | governed by Article 2 or 2A, as the case may be. |
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| | | 4. Priority. This section adds to former Section 9-113 a | | priority rule. Until the debtor obtains possession of the goods, | | a security interest arising under one of the specified sections | | of Article 2 or 2A has priority over conflicting security | | interests created by the debtor. Thus, a security interest | | arising under Section 2-401 or 2-505 has priority over a | | conflicting security interest in the buyer's after-acquired | | goods, even if the goods in question are inventory. Arguably, | | the same result would obtain under Section 9-322 [Maine cite | | section 9-1322], but even if it would not, a purchase-money-like | | priority is appropriate. Similarly, a security interest under | | Section 2-711(3) or 2A-508(5) has priority over security | | interests claimed by the seller's or lessor's secured lender. | | This result is appropriate, inasmuch as the payments giving rise | | to the debt secured by the Article 2 or 2A security interest are | | likely to be included among the lender's proceeds. |
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| | | Example: Seller owns equipment subject to a security interest | | created by Seller in favor of Lender. Buyer pays for the | | equipment, accepts the goods, and then justifiably revokes | | acceptance. As long as Seller does not recover possession of the | | equipment, Buyer's security interest under Section 2711(3) is | | senior to that of Lender. |
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| | | In the event that a security interest referred to in this | | section conflicts with a security interest that is created by a | | person other than the debtor, Section 9-325 [Maine cite section |
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