Hanna State & Savings Bank v. Matson

Kimball, Justice.

The Hanna State and Savings Bank, plaintiff and respondent, brought this action in May, 1935, to recover on three promissory notes for $370, $11,200 and $100, respectively, and for foreclosure of a chattel mortgage given as security. The defendants were Carl Matson, maker of the notes and mortgagor of the property, and Gust Nelson who was made a party because he claimed an interest in a part of the mortgaged property.

Matson answered by denying generally the allegations of the petition, but he had no real defense and has not appealed. Nelson in his answer alleged that he was…