W. H. Applewhite Co. v. Etheridge

Section 5197 of the Virginia Code provides: “No mortgage, deed of trust, or other encumbrance created upon personal property while such property is located in another state shall be a valid encumbrance upon said property after it is removed into this State as to purchasers for valuable consideration without notice and creditors unless and until the said mortgage, deed of trust, or other encumbrance be recorded according to the laws of this State in the county or corporation in which the said property is located in this State.”

The appellant assails the charge of the court upon two grounds:…