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1995 South Carolina Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1995)

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9. (Irauis Atblock                                                        863-734-3970
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January 5, 1995
IThe Honorable Thomas C. Alexander
Senator, District No. 1
S        606 Gressette Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
Dear Senator Alexander:
You have asked our opinion concerning the interpretation of Section 29-15-70 Code
of Laws of South Carolina (1976 as amended) regarding attachment of a textile
processor's lien to property, other than textiles, in the possession of a textile processor,
i        and the priority of such a lien.
I emphasize at the outset that, in the exercise of the quasi-judicial opinion writing
function, the Office of Attorney General does not investigate or resolve disputed factual
issues. This Office must assume the accuracy of the facts presented to us. See, Op. Atty.
~        Gen., December 9, 1983.
FACTS AS PRESENTED
The facts that are presented and which we assume are these: a textile processor
(the Processor) has in its possession certain screens and patterns that are property of its
account debtor (the Debtor). Patterns are pieces of paper that contain color drawings
of the pattern that is to be imprinted on the fabric. The pattern is transferred on to a
series of screens, which are steel plates with microscopic perforations where the dye
should be imprinted on the fabric. The patterns were supplied by the Debtor, and the
screens were made by the Processor. The Debtor is indebted to the Processor for the
Processor's printing of fabric for the Debtor. The Processor holds at its facility in South
Carolina the screens and patterns and some fabric. The Debtor has granted a bank (the
Bank) a prepetition security interest in all the Debtor's property, including the patterns,
screens, and fabric in the Processor's possession, and this security interest was properly

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