Legal Opinion

Demers v. Graham

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1907No. 2,476PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Missoula County; F. G. Webster, Judge. Action by Alexander L. Demers against Davis Graham, sheriff, and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant M. H. Prideaux appeals. Citing: Shoobert v. De Motta, 112 Cal. 215, 53 Am. St. Rep. 207, 44 Pac. 487; Maier v. Freeman, 112 Cal. 8, 53 Am. St. Rep. 151, 44 Pae. 357; First Nat. Bank v. Ereca, 116 Cal. 81, 58 Am.

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Appeal from District Court, Missoula County; F. G. Webster, Judge. Action by Alexander L. Demers against Davis Graham, sheriff, and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant M. H. Prideaux appeals. Citing: Shoobert v. De Motta, 112 Cal. 215, 53 Am. St. Rep. 207, 44 Pac. 487; Maier v. Freeman, 112 Cal. 8, 53 Am. St. Rep. 151, 44 Pae. 357; First Nat. Bank v. Ereca, 116 Cal. 81, 58 Am. St. Rep. 133, 47 Pae. 926; Alferitz v. Borgwardt, 126 Cal. 205, 58 Pac. 460; Alferitz v. Ingals, 83 Fed. 964; Hixon v. Hubbell, 4 Oída. 224, 44 Pac. 222; Knowles v. Ferguson, 11 Or. 54, 240, 4 Pac. 126.…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

The only question for determination in this case is, whether a chattel mortgage of certain cows covers their calves in gestation at the time the mortgage was executed, but born prior to foreclosure, there being no reference in the mortgage to the increase of the cows.

The defendant, Graham, holds in his possession, as sheriff of Missoula county, the sum of $609, the proceeds of the sale of eighty-seven calves, sold by him under a stipulation that he should hold the proceeds until the final determination of this action. The plaintiff claims the money by virtue of the fact that he held a chattel…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Simpson v. FergusonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Hull v. DiehlMontana Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Bank of Ukiah v. MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Kellogg v. LovelyMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Shoobert v. De MottaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. EichmeierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  2. Samuell v. Moore Mercantile Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Sorrells v. Sigel-Campion Live-Stock Commission Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1914
  4. Hagan v. CowanArizona Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Brown v. SchwabArizona Supreme Court · 1925

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