Ankele v. Elder

Replevin by appellee, as executor of the will of Perley Dodge, deceased, for certain chattels which he alleged were wrongfully taken from his possession by the appellant. Judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.

The following facts are not in dispute: On December 29,1897, W. P. Asher and Arthur Cummings, constituting a copartnership as Asher & Cummings, the proprietors of a livery stable at Salida, in Chaffee county, executed and delivered to the plaintiff, as executor, a chattel mortgage on certain horses, harness and vehicles, belonging to the stable, to secure the payment of…