Baldwin Motor Co. v. De Ford

Statement.

STANFORD, J.

This suit was filed by appellant against appellees Russell De Ford and J. S. Terry, trustee of the bankrupt estate of R. A. Johnson. The record discloses that on March 17, 1923, R. A. Johnson executed and delivered to appellant a note for $500, secured by a mortgage on an automobile situated in Smith county, said mortgage being duly filed and registered in Smith county, also in Kaufman, into which it was later removed; that $250 had been paid on said note; that on September 1, 1923, appellee Russell De Ford brought suit in the district court of Kaufman county for debt…