Swords v. Occident Elevator Co.

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.

Stated briefly, tbe facts out of wbicb tbis controversy arose are that tbe Citizens’ National Bank of Laurel held a chattel mortgage upon a crop of grain belonging to G. A. Starkweather to secure an indebtedness of something over $17,000. The mortgage had been filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder, and, while it was still in full force and effect, the Occident Elevator Company purchased a portion of the mortgaged property, and paid the purchase price to Stark-weather directly.

This action in conversion was instituted by the bank, through the…