Legal Opinion

Belcher v. Winter

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 3, 1921Published

Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; Winter’s interest in the crop, being that of a landlord who furnishes and supplies his tenants who work the land, was expressly conveyed in the 'chattel mortgage, whereby he conveyed all his ‘ ‘ right, title, claim and interest” in the crop. 80 Ark. 431. He intended to convey a lien on the 1920 crop on the Gray place, and this lien attached when the crop came into existence. 52 Ark. 439. The mortgage was in…

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Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; A. L. Hutchins, Chancellor; Winter’s interest in the crop, being that of a landlord who furnishes and supplies his tenants who work the land, was expressly conveyed in the 'chattel mortgage, whereby he conveyed all his ‘ ‘ right, title, claim and interest” in the crop. 80 Ark. 431. He intended to convey a lien on the 1920 crop on the Gray place, and this lien attached when the crop came into existence. 52 Ark. 439. The mortgage was in existence and on record before Winters delivered the rent notes to the bank. The facts differentiate this, case from…

1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.

On April 1,, 1920, W. A. Winters was indebted to Crutcher & Company in the sum of $4500, evidenced-by promissory note of that date, due November 1, 1920, and secured by a mortgage executed on the 8th day of April, 1920, in which the property mortgaged is described as “all tlieir right, title, claim and interest in the entire crops of cotton, cotton seed, and corn, which the party of the first part (Winter) will cultivate, and agrees to cultivate and produce, during this year on what is known as the Walter Gray place farms, or elsewhere in the county and State aforesaid.” Winter owned what is…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Roberts v. JacksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
  2. Blakemore v. EagleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  3. Buckner v. McIlroySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877
  4. Delta Cotton Co. v. Arkansas Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1906

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