Empire State Type Founding Co. v. Grant

The action was replevin to recover the possession of two printing presses, a quantity of type and other printers’ supplies, machinery and fixtures, sold and delivered by the plaintiff to Guy Tremelling in the early part of March, 1886. The sale was made pursuant to an agreement that $500 should be paid upon the purchase, in cash, and the residue, amounting to a still larger sum, should be secured by a chattel mortgage upon the property, and payable twenty-five dollars, or more, every month. The property was in part delivered, when the purchaser paid the sum of. $250 in cash upon it, and…