Bank of Dyer v. Cole

The questions presented for determination on this appeal grow out of a contest between appellant and appellee, J. H. Cole, as to the priority of mortgages held by each on the lands of J. F. Davidson.

On the 17th day of October, 1917, J. F. Davidson and his wife, B. Davidson, executed a mortgage on the following described real estate in Crawford County, Arkansas, to-wit: W½ NW, 35-10-30, 80 acres; W½ NW SW, 35-10-30, 20 acres; W½ SW SW, 35-10-30, 20 acres, to J. H. Cole to secure a note dated October 17, 1917, for $6,000, which was immediately recorded, and upon which $4,967.63 was due May 5,…