Covington v. Matlock

Plaintiff, J. H. Covington, the holder and payee of a note drawn by H. C. Leete, secured by chattel mortgage on certain furniture, alleges that defendant, C. T. Matlock, had obtained possession of the property under a judicial sale made in execution of a judgment in favor of Matlock against Leete and thereafter had sold the property to persons unknown to plaintiff; that, at the time of executing the judgment, Matlock had actual as well as constructive knowledge that the property was mortgaged, and that Matlock had refused to disclose the names of the persons to whom he sold the property, and…