Taylor v. Ewing
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Douglas county, Steiner, J., entered September 20, 1912, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
— The purpose of this action is to recover the possession of, and a judgment upon, a promissory note.
The facts are substantially as follows: During the early part of the year 1911, one R. G. Ewing was, and for some *215time prior thereto had been, engaged in the mercantile business, at Withrow, Washington. Becoming financially embarrassed, he executed and delivered to his father, G. Ewing, a chattel mortgage upon his stock of merchandise. Sometime during the month of February of that year, action to foreclose the mortgage was begun, and the store was taken possession of by the sheriff. In the…
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