Harrison v. Hall

Plaintiff sold to the defendants six cows, receiving in return a promissory note for $400 payable in installments and also a chattel mortgage on the subject of the sale. Default having occurred, he took possession of the cows, or the four that were then living, sold them under his mortgage, and himself became the purchaser. He now sues upon the note, crediting a payment of $12, and also $20, the net proceeds of the sale. The defendants answer that the sale was irregularly conducted to their damage $100. They also counterclaim for breach of warranty, alleging in this connection that the value…