Horn v. Perry

W. F. Perry and L. M. McGee brought an action in replevin against Ben Horn seeking to recover possession of certain personal property described in a chattel mortgage dated May 18, 1937, given to secure a promissory note of the same date. The note represented an indebtedness of $494.99 payable in .installments, which were overdue at the time the action was commenced. Only $30 had been paid thereon. Defendant Ben Horn admitted the execution of the note, but alleged that the chattel mortgage had been altered by adding thereto a second column which included property owned by Elsie Horn, his wife.…