Resnick v. Jefferson Holding & Building Corp.

Pee Curiam.

This action was by the plaintiff in replevin against the defendant, the plaintiff claiming as mortgagee a superior right, by virtue of his chattel mortgage to the goods and chattels of the mortgagor, which were distrained for rent by the defendant, the landlord of the mortgagor.

The District Court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for possession and the defendant appeals.

At the outset of the trial the defendant moved to strike out the complaint on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction because no venue was laid in the writ of replevin or state of demand. That motion…