Speer v. Donald

The subject of this controversy is certain movable hog houses and “feed bunks.” The appellee claims title under and by virtue of a mortgage upon the land upon which they were situated and used, and the purchase of the land at execution sale upon foreclosure, while the appellant McGahey claims under a chattel mortgage specifically describing the articles. The determination of the question turns upon whether they are to be regarded as fixtures or chattels.

There is little dispute in the testimony. The hog houses are of various sizes and shapes, the larger ones being about eight by twelve feet,…