Samuell v. Moore Mercantile Co.

During 1914 and 1915 plaintiff was in possession of certain farming lands in Fergus county. In the fall of 1914 he seeded about 100 acres to fall wheat, and in the spring of 1915 he seeded 20 acres to spring wheat and 66 acres to oats. He gave a chattel mortgage upon these crops to secure an indebtedness of something over $1,600 due to the Moore Mercantile Company. .When the crops matured in 1915 plaintiff harvested them and in November commenced threshing. On November 18, when he had threshed only about 700 bushels of the grain, the mortgagee secured a certified copy of the mortgage, placed…