First National Bank v. Guntermann

One "William H. Oobb, being indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $7,000, on October 17, 1890, executed to plaintiff a chattel mortgage to secure that amount. Cobb resided in Kalamazoo, but the property mortgaged was in Bay City, where he carried on business. By mistake the mortgage was on the same day filed with the recorder of Bay City, instead of at Kalamazoo, where the law required it to be filed to operate as a notice to creditors. January 7, 1891, plaintiff took possession under its mortgage.

January 8 the Commercial Bank of Bay City sued out a writ of attachment, and placed it in -the…