Fanning v. Smith

Thomas O’Brien recovered judgment against Omar E. Fanning in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, and had execution for the collection thereof, and the sheriff levied it upon certain chattel property of the judgment defendant. Caroline Smith replevied said chattels from the sheriff by virtue of a chattel mortgage given her by said Omar E. Fanning. Thereafter a contract was made by Omar E. Fanning with said Caroline Smith, and with Henry Smith and Kreider & Harpham, creditors of Omar E. Fanning, holding judgment notes, and with Frank C. Fanning, holding another chattel mortgage given by said…