ABSOLUTE-BAR RULE
absolute-bar rule.The principle that, when a creditor sells collateral without giving reasonable
notice to the debtor, the creditor may not obtain a deficiency judgment for any amount of the debt
that is not satisfied by the sale. [Cases: Mortgages 375, 559(3); Secured Transactions 230, 240.
C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 674–676, 934–935, 937, 950; Secured Transactions §§ 162–170, 172,
174–175.] [Blacks Law 8th]