Pennington v. Yakima County

The respondent, on the 19th day of April, 1920, secured a chattel mortgage upon three Columbia automobiles. On May 3, 1922, the sheriff of Yakima county seized the property under the foreclosure of the mortgage. On May 9, the sheriff distrained the automobiles for taxes for the years 1920 to 1922, inclusive, in the amount of $579.73. Of this amount there was $223.94 due for taxes against the automobiles. The balance of the assessment was upon other personal property assessed to the owner of these automobiles. Upon stipulation, the $223.94 was paid and the proceeds of the sale of these cars,…