Hooker v. Roberts

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

J. W. Hooker sued J. A. Roberts for conversion of property on which he had a mortgage lien. Roberts was the landlord of the person who executed the mortgage to Hooker and he asserted a landlord’s lien against said property superior to that of the mortgagee. The court directed a verdict for Roberts and judgment was entered thereon. Hooker has appealed.

The first question that must be decided is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to render the judgment. The judgment was rendered and entered at the second term after the return of the verdict. Based upon the decision…