Legal Opinion

Kenyon v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 11, 1889PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Jasver District Court. — Hon. W. E. Lewis, Judge. Action at law to recover the value of certain cattle taken and converted to his own use by each of the defendants, upon which plaintiff holds a chattel mortgage, which has been foreclosed, and judgment rendered against the mortgagor for the debt. The cases involve like facts, and were tried together to the court, without a jury, and judgment rendered for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

I. The petitions in these cases are substantially alike. They allege that one Tramel, to secure a promissory note held by plaintiff, executed a chattel mortgage upon fifty steers, which was foreclosed in an action against Tramel,' in which a personal judgment *409was entered against him, as well as a decree foreclosing the mortgage against defendants in these cases. It is alleged that each of the defendants, after the registry of the mortgage, had purchased portions of the cattle from the mortgagor. The decree of foreclosure contains no judgment against defendants, but directs that a special…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hempstead v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  2. Oliver v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  3. Sweeny v. DaughertySupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
  4. Campbell v. AyresSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Schnuettgen v. MathewsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
  2. Hogle v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  3. Bradley Engineering & Machinery Co. v. MuzzyWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Beckett v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
  5. Northern Trust Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935

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