Harris v. Batjer
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, first district, in. favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBeekman, P. J.
On April 30, 1898, one O’Connell executed and delivered to the defendants a chattel mortgage upon certain property, retaining, as is usual, possession of the chattels. On the 23d day of May following he made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to the plaintiff, which was duly filed on the same day, and the assignee immediately took possession of the assigned estate, including the chattels in question. On the following day the defendants filed their chattel mortgage for the first time, and, against the protest of the assignee, took possession of the mortgaged property and caused…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southard v. . BennerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Stephens v. . PerrineNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Wheeler v. . LawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Spring v. . ShortNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Underwood v. . SutcliffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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