Castner v. Darby

Moore' J.

Prior to September 26, 1894, defendant kept a hotel known as the “Tivola House,” now known *242as the “ Butler House,” in the city of Lansing. He leased the hotel, but owned all the kitchen, dining-room, office, sleeping-room, and other furniture and fixtures in the hotel. In September he made ah exchange of his furniture and fixtures with plaintiff for other property. The hotel furniture and fixtures were valued in the exchange at $1,200. To secure the payment of $239.46 of the pur- ^ chase price, the plaintiff gave defendant a chattel mortgage upon all the hotel fixtures and furniture…