Harding v. San Saba Nat. Bank

McCLENDON, C. j.

The bank (appellee) sued. Crain as principal and Johnson and Sloan as sureties on two promissory notes, and Harding and Evans for converting certain pecans which they had purchased from Crain, and upon which the bank claimed a chattel mortgage to secure the notes. Johnson and Sloan admitted plaintiff’s cause of action, but asked that the judgment be first satisfied through the liability of Harding and Evans as conversioners of the mortgaged property. Harding and Evans (appellants) defended on two grounds; (1) That the mortgage was void because of indefiniteness of description…