Which of the following was the result in Helms v.Certified Packaging Corp. ,the case in the text in which the court considered whether settlement proceeds from a negligence lawsuit stemming from a fire that destroyed the collateral should belong to the debtor's bankruptcy estate or the secured creditor?

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A)The court ruled that the settlement proceeds belonged to the debtor's bankruptcy estate and not the secured creditor because the amounts were not the "proceeds of the collateral" because the documents evidencing the security interest expressly limited the secured creditor's interest and would violate the rule prohibiting secured creditors from recovering amounts in excess of the value of the collateral.
B)The court ruled that the settlement proceeds belonged to the debtor's bankruptcy estate and not the secured creditor because the amounts were not the "proceeds of the collateral" because the documents evidencing the security interest expressly limited the secured creditor's interest and would violate the rule prohibiting secured creditors from recovering amounts in excess of the value of the collateral.
C)The court ruled that the settlement proceeds belonged to the debtor's bankruptcy estate and not the secured creditor because the amounts were not the "proceeds of the collateral" because the documents evidencing the security interest expressly limited the secured creditor's interest and would violate the rule prohibiting secured creditors from recovering amounts in excess of the value of the collateral.
D)The court ruled that the settlement proceeds belonged to the debtor's bankruptcy estate and not the secured creditor because the amounts were not the "proceeds of the collateral" because the documents evidencing the security interest expressly limited the secured creditor's interest and would violate the rule prohibiting secured creditors from recovering amounts in excess of the value of the collateral.
E)The court ruled that the settlement proceeds belonged to the debtor's bankruptcy estate and not the secured creditor because the amounts were not the "proceeds of the collateral" because the documents evidencing the security interest expressly limited the secured creditor's interest and would violate the rule prohibiting secured creditors from recovering amounts in excess of the value of the collateral.

Which of the Following Was the Result in Helms V