Weiser v. Ridgeway

The ultimate question involved in this case is whether a certain chattel mortgage held by the appellant War Finance Corporation, is prior to other chattel mortgages on the same property held by the plaintiffs. The facts necessary to an understanding of the controversy are substantially these: In May 1919, one Clement L. Waldron, was and for a number of years prior thereto had been a resident of Beach, North Dakota. He owned a ranch in Fallon county, Montana, some twenty-six miles southwest of Beach. In order to finance the operation of the ranch Waldron had, from time to time, borrowed money…