Gen. Motors Accept. v. F. H. Sav. L. Assoc.

This is an action in replevin. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff that it was entitled to the possession of the property, the value of which was fixed at $1447, and that plaintiff recover the sum of $615 for the unlawful retention of the same. Defendant has appealed.

The facts show that on or about April 22, 1927, the McCanless Building Company gave a real estate mortgage to the defendant upon a kitchenette apartment building, in Kansas City, to secure an indebtedness of $75,000 due from the former to it; that the mortgage was duly recorded and, thereafter, the McCanless…