Merritt v. Ward
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of trover. Appeal from the County Court of Moultrie County; the Hon. E. D. Hutchinson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is an action in trover brought by appellee against, appellant to recover the value of certain chattel property. A trial in the County Court resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for $75, to reverse which the defendant appeals.
The facts briefly stated are as follows: Appellee executed to appellant a chattel mortgage upon the property in question to secure the payment of his note to appellant. The mortgage contained a clause providing that in case the mortgagee should at any time before the maturity of the note feel himself unsafe or insecure, he might take possession of the mortgaged…
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