Lee v. Swanson

This action was instituted by James F. Lee and W. S. Saunders to recover on two promissory notes of N. Arthur Nelson, each for $950, one payable to each plaintiff, and to foreclose a chattel mortgage on certain hotel furniture and equipment, executed by Nelson to secure the payment of the two notes.

N. Arthur Nelson, C. O. Swanson and wife, Charles H. Swanson, and Carl O. Swanson, were made parties defendant. An order of default for failure to answer was entered against all of the defendants except Nelson, on whom the plaintiffs were not able to obtain service because of his absence from the…