Haynes v. State

The defendant was indicted for disposing of mortgaged property in violation of sec. 39-1932, T.C.A. He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to serve three (3) years in the State penitentiary. From this conviction, he has seasonably appealed in error to this Court.

On December 3, 1960, the defendant executed a chattel mortgage to the Marshall County Creamery. The mortgage was given to secure the repayment of a loan made to the defendant by the Creamery; it purported to give the Creamery a lien on eight (8) cows owned by the defendant. Subsequent to the execution of the mortgage, the defendant…