Legal Opinion
Allen v. American Loan & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1897No. 317PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Division of the District of Washington.
1Opinion of the Court
HAWLEY, District Judge.
On December 31, 1891, the Olympia Light &.Power Company executed a mortgage of all its property, both real and personal, to the American Loan & Trust Company, to secure an issue of bonds amounting to $150,000. This mortgage was duly acknowledged as required by law, but did not have attached to it at the time of its original execution the affidavit required by the statute of Washington in order to constitute it, as to creditors, a valid chattel mortgage. It was recorded January 20, 1892, in the records of mortgages of real estate, but not in the book of chattel…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cameron, Hull & Co. v. MarvinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
- Willamette Casket Co. v. Cross Undertaking Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1895
- Wintermute v. CarnerWashington Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Robinson, Thieme & Morris v. WhittierWashington Supreme Court · 1920