Skutch v. Buch

The sole question in this case is whether or not a chattel mortgage is void as against a trustee in bankruptcy of the mortgagor on the ground that the certificate of acknowledgment did not comply with the laws of the state of Maryland in which the mortgage was executed and recorded. The mortgage, executed in the usual form, was given to secure a loan of $1,800, of which $800 had been repaid prior to bankruptcy. The mortgage contained a description of the property mortgaged, a provision that it should be void provided the mortgagor repaid the money borrowed with interest, and contained an…