Hansen v. Prince

Hansen replevied certain household furniture taken from him by defendant Prince as agent for one Young under a provision in the nature of a chattel mortgage in a lease, August 15, 1877. Young, as owner of certain premises in Grand Rapids, leased them to Hansen for three years, at $500 per annum, payable monthly in advance. The lease contained clauses whereby a lien or mortgage was to exist on all property then or thereafter on the premises, with authority in default of rent or other covenant broken, to seize and sell enough to pay the amount due and costs.

On the 29 th of July, 1878, when no…