Dunham v. Cramer
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill, answer, replication and stipulation as to facts. The complainant, John W. Dunham, recovered and entered a judgment against the defendant William M. Cramer, which he caused to be docketed in the court of common pleas of Cape May county, and afterwards in the supreme court of this state, on the 16th day of May, 1900, for the- sum of debt and costs, amounting to $131.68. He caused execution thereon to be issued to the county of Cape May on March 25th, 1901, upon which…
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On bill, answer, replication and stipulation as to facts. The complainant, John W. Dunham, recovered and entered a judgment against the defendant William M. Cramer, which he caused to be docketed in the court of common pleas of Cape May county, and afterwards in the supreme court of this state, on the 16th day of May, 1900, for the- sum of debt and costs, amounting to $131.68. He caused execution thereon to be issued to the county of Cape May on March 25th, 1901, upon which certain household goods, hotel goods, furniture, stock, fixtures and cigars were levied upon by the sheriff of Cape May…
1Opinion of the Court
Gruy, V. C.
The defendant’s chattel mortgage is first challenged because the act of March 7th, 1893 {Gen. Siat. p. Sill § II), declares that every mortgage upon household goods in the use and possession of any family in this state, not given to secure the purchase-money for such goods, shall be void unless signed, sealed, executed and acknowledged by the husband and wife of the family, &c., and the complainant contends that the fact that the mort*156gagor’s wife has not signed the chattel mortgage makes it void under 'that statute.
The terms of the act require more than this to make a chattel…
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