Merrill v. Denton

In the summer of 1886 John M. Blakely was carrying on the grocery business in the city of Alpena. On June 10 in that year he was indebted to plaintiffs, Merrill, Fiñeld & Go., of Bay City, Mich., in the sum of at least $2,579, and he executed on that day -& chattel mortgage to them for that amount. This mortgage was for the sum above mentioned, and embraced all the property in his business, except an iron safe, and contained a clause that the mortgage should cover also all goods and merchandise thereafter purchased for, or made .a part of, or entering into, the business and stock in trade of…