Todsen v. Runge

Plaintiffs, George and Sarah Todsen, filed this ac tion in the District Court for Hall County, Nebraska, claiming a first lien on corn harvested by the defendant Darold Runge on property owned by the plaintiffs. The District Court held that the plaintiffs were entitled to a first lien on the com grown on the land they leased to Runge. Defendant St. Paul National Bank appeals, claiming a prior perfected security interest in the crops. We reverse.

Plaintiffs owned and leased approximately 160 acres of farmland in Hall County, Nebraska, to the defendant Darold Runge. Plaintiffs and defendant…