Schneider v. Hannagan

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Mattie F. Schneider and Florenee Rudolph, mortgagees in a certain chattel mortgage executed by the bankrupt, filed their petition with the referee for leave to foreclose same. Upon hearing the referee found that the mortgage was void as against the trustee in bankruptcy, for the reason that it wás not properly acknowledged. The parties are before the court upon review of the report of the referee.

The only question involved is that of the validity of the acknowledgment appearing upon the chattel mortgage. The justice of the peace, before whom, under the Illinois…