Simon v. Openheimer

During the early part of the year 1881, J. Openheimer and Eli Openheimer were partners in business at Knoxville, Iowa, under the firm name of J. Openheimer & Son. The son sold his interest to the father, who continued the business under the name of J. Openheimer. On the thirteenth day of April, 1881, the firm executed a chattel mortage upon their stock in trade to 0. B. Ayres, in the sum of $2,000, and on the twenty-sixth of July, 1881, J. Open-heimer executed a second mortgage upon the stock to Ayres, in the sum of $2,500, both mortgages being given to secure Ayres against *554logs by reason of…