Farmers & Merchants State Bank v. Nummedahl

Lees, C.

This action was brought to recover mortgaged personal property. Defendant denied' plaintiff’s ownership or right of possession. The intervener served a complaint in which it claimed the major portion of the property. The court ordered judgment allowing the claim, and awarded the remainder of the property to plaintiff. Plaintiff appealed from a denial of its motion for a new trial.

The facts disclosed by the evidence and the findings are as follows: In May, 1921, defendant executed his note for $1,590 to one Charles Jacobson, and as security therefor a chattel mortgage on a portion of…