Kelsey v. Ming

In October, 1895, Charles E. Kelsey executed a mortgage upon a quantity of lumber, to the Union Trust Company, as trustee, to secure a debt due the plaintiff of $13,000, and one to Charles L. ’Kelsey of upwards of $2,000, and stated the lumber was clear of all liens, “except possible legal liens for saw bills,” etc. The lumber was then piled upon the docks belonging to the owners of the mills where the lumber was cut. This mortgage was properly filed. In December following, a writ of attachment against Charles E. Kelsey was placed in the hands of defendant, who was sheriff of the county, and,…