War Finance Corporation v. Erickson

Action for the foreclosure of a chattel mortgage against O. F. Erickson and Ella Erickson, his wife. After a decision against both defendants, Ella Erickson appeals from the order denying her motion for a new trial. The mortgage was executed by the husband alone, and the contention of the wife is that the mortgaged chattels were hers, and that there is nothing upon which to predicate the estoppel upon which the decision against her must rest.

The complaint does not allege ownership of the mortgaged property by defendants or either of them. It does allege the execution of the mortgage by the…