Hamblen Motor Co. v. Miller & Harle

This appeal involves a controversy (1) between the City National Bank of Morristown and the Hannah-Miles Motor Company, Inc., of Louisville, Ky., as to priority of liens under a mortgage upon a Packard truck; (2) between the City National Bank and the Hamblen Motor Company, over a fund of $2,215, retained by the State, highway department from Miller & Harle, principal contractors, to assure payment for material used by Lang, the subcontractor, in the construction of a State highway.,

The chancellor adjudged the claim of Hannah-Miles Company to the truck superior to that of the bank, and held…