Wickham v. Traders State Bank

*658The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The Traders State Bank made a loan of $8000, taking as security certain bills of lading and a chattel mortgage on an automobile, which mortgage was signed, “The Wickham Grain Co¡ By H. W. Wick-ham, President.” Some months afterwards H. W. Wick-ham absconded, and it was learned that a number of the bills of lading were forgeries, and the bank took possession of the automobile under the mortgage and sold it. Later Mrs. Wickham sued the bank for conversion of the ear, claiming it as the divorced wife of Wickham under a decree giving her all of…