Columbian Building & Loan Co. v. Urlin

MACK, Circuit Judge.

The question here is of the priority of liens as between two mortgages and a mechanic’s lien under the law of Ohio. Taylor, adjudicated bankrupt in September, 1924, purchased two vacant lots in Franklin county, Ohio, from Urlin in April, 1923, and gave to Urlin a purchase-money mortgage. Urlin’s mortgage was filed for record on April 26, 1923. Under arrangement with Urlin, Taylor executed mortgages covering the lots to the Columbian Building & Loan Company, hereinafter referred to as Columbian, which mortgages were filed for record on April 23, 1923, thus getting record…