Hardin v. Palmerlee

This is an action in the nature of trover for conversion, to recover the value of certain personal property taken by the defendant, from one Chapman, under a chattel mortgage from the *451latter, and sold to satisfy the mortgage debt. Plaintiff held-a mortgage of prior date upon the same property, and executed by the same mortgagor — Chapman. Upon the trial the jury returned a verdict for defendant, by direction of the court. The plaintiff moved for a new trial, which being refused, this appeal was taken. The issues embrace the conflicting claims of the parties to the property, growing out of the…