Lanham v. First National Bank

On the 4th day of January, 1889, the plaintiff in error executed a chattel mortgage to the First National Bank of Crete, upon certain specific personal property, to secure the payment of his promissory note of $3,000, given on that date to the bank, and payable on April 22, 1889, with ten per cent interest from date. Subsequent to the maturity of the note the defendant in error seized and took into its possession the property described in the mortgage. Thereupon John Lanham brought this action of replevin against' the bank to recover the mortgaged chattels. A trial wW had to the court, with…