Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Kelso

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 14, 1958No. 49491PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarfield, C. J.

The controversy is between attaching creditors and tbe bolder of an unrecorded chattel mortgage as to priority of tbe two liens. The trial court held, on stipulated facts, tbe lien of the attachment ivas paramount. Tbe mortgagee has appealed.

I. Plaintiffs, attacbing creditors, argue we do not have jurisdiction of tbe appeal because, it is said, tbe amount in controversy is less than $300 and no certificate of tbe trial judge was obtained. See rule 333, Rules of Civil Procedure. Basis for the argument is an assertion therein, without support in the record, that tbe articles in controversy were…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Whittier v. WhittierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  2. Loranz & Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  3. Silver v. Wickfield Farms, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1929
  4. Blake v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  5. Farmer v. BrokawSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Briley v. Madrid Improvement CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  2. Bridal Publications, Inc. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  3. Baron v. Crossroads Center of Iowa, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Ackerman v. International Business MacHines Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  5. Cattle Owners Corp. v. ArkinDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1966

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