Kreling v. McMullen

The complaint alleged the making of a promissory note to the firm of Smith & Stevens payable in monthly installments, that the note was secured by a chattel mortgage upon certain property consisting of furniture, carpets, pictures, and other household effects, that the firm of Smith & Stevens duly sold and assigned the said note with the said mortgage to plaintiffs and that plaintiffs thereupon became and ever since have been the owners and holders thereof. A copy of the mortgage is attached to the complaint and made a part of it. A breach of the contract entitling plaintiffs to foreclose is…