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Eckles v. Ray & Lawyer

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided January 13, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error from the Prolate Court of Oklahoma County; before Wm. P. Harper, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OE EACTS. In October, 1901, one Haug was the owner of a certain farm in Oklahoma county, and one Cole was his agent therefor.

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Error from the Prolate Court of Oklahoma County; before Wm. P. Harper, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OE EACTS. In October, 1901, one Haug was the owner of a certain farm in Oklahoma county, and one Cole was his agent therefor. In the same month this Cole, for Haug, rented this farm to one Adamson, for the crop year 1902, for the cash rent of $140.00, and the said tenant executed to Cole his note for the amount of said rent, falling due in the fall of 1902, and secured the payment thereof by a chattel mortgage on the crops to be grown on the land during the year 1902, and on certain stock. The lease…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

Gillette, J.:

Two questions are presented by the plaintiff in error for determination by this court.

First. Did the chattel mortgage made by Adamson to Cole as agent for ■ Haug attach to and become a lien on the crops subsequently raised upon the premises by the plaintiff in error?

Second. If it did so attach, then for what amount, and how should that lien have been enforced?

It is urged by the plaintiff in error that the mortgage from Adamson to Cole was not valid, because given on crops that were non-existent at the date of the mortgage, and that Adamson never owned and…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Guaranty State Bank of OkmulgeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. Reeves & Co. v. SheetsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
  3. Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. v. Security Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1934
  4. Third National Bank v. KniffenWashington Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Schlecht v. HinrichSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926

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