Church v. Brown

The plaintiff is a dealer in live stock at Chicago, Illinois, and defendant, a cattle dealer in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. -Under date of January 30, 1920, one Magunson made and delivered to the plaintiff a chattel mortgage, to secure payment of an indebtedness of $200,000. The mortgage purports to cover “300 three-year old steers, short horns and white faces, average weight 1,200 pounds, mixed brands; 400 hogs, average weight 225 pounds, located in feed lot on my home farm, Section 10, Township 93, Range 61, Bon Homme County, South'Dakota.” The same instrument is made to cover other…