Olmstead v. Mattison

The plaintiffs in error received a bill of sale of certain personal property from Henry C. Keyes, to secure them against certain liabilities they had incurred, and which they had duly filed as a chattel mortgage. Mattison as sheriff, under certain writs against Keyes, levied upon the property. His right to levy upon and sell the mortgagor’s interest in the property was not questioned, but his right to levy upon and sell in parcels was denied. Upon the trial the bona fides of the security given was questioned. The court charged the jury upon this branch of the case as set forth in the margin.*

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