McCormick v. Farmers Grain & Milling Co.

This is an appeal by the defendants from a money judgment. On or about January 13, 1917, the respondent leased to one Beretta a certain tract of land and took from him a crop mortgage as security for the payment of the rent provided for in the lease. The instrument was recorded February 10, 1917. By its terms the mortgage covered “the following growing crops, viz., the crop of barley hay and/or grain and the crop of com to be grown now being, standing and growing upon that certain piece or parcel of land,” particularly describing the demised premises. On or about June 29, 1917, Beretta sold…