Haffke v. Hempstead County Bank & Trust Co.

On January 17, 1923, the Hempstead County Bank & Trust Company, hereinafter referred to as the bank, filed a complaint in equity against Charles Haffke, who was the only defendant named. In this complaint the appointment of a receiver was prayed to take charge of certain personal property mortgaged to the bank by Haffke. The complaint described a number of mules and certain farming implements, and there was a prayer that the property be ordered sold in satisfaction of certain mortgages executed to the bank. There were two of these mortgages, and each covered the property described. The first…