Ozark City Bank v. Planters & Merchants Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Dale Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John R. Tyson, Special Judge. Detinue by the Ozark City Bank against the Planters & Merchants Bank. Judgment for defendant and plaintiff appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This is an action of detinue, instituted by the appellant against the appellee, to recover certain chattels described in the complaint. The plaintiff asserted its right to recover under a mortgage executed by J. A. Johnson to it on November 3, 1913, and duly filed for record on the same day. The successful defendant relied upon a mortgage executed to it on January 5, 1914, and duly filed for record on the same day, by “J. F. Johnson.” There were two issues on the trial, both of which were concluded by the court’s giving the general affirmative charge for the delendant, viz.: (a) Whether the…
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