Goddard v. Morgan

Plaintiffs, a marital community, leased a building owned by them in Seattle to John A. Facklars for a term of three years. A chattel mortgage on the restaurant equipment placed on the leased premises was executed by the lessee to secure the payment of the rent to the lessors.

This action was instituted against Facklars and his successors in interest for foreclosure of the mortgage. By their second cause of action, the plaintiffs seek to establish and foreclose a landlord’s lien on the same personal property covered by the chattel mortgage for the rental of the premises for the last two months…