Raybourn v. Creger

The controlling legal principle, involved, in this litigation relates to the effect of failure to record the chattel mortgage in question before the mortgagor’s death, in a controversy between the creditors of the decedent’s estate and beneficiaries of said written instrument.

Grace Raybourn was the sister of W. D. Bradshaw. When both were living, Bradshaw became indebted No Grace, in the amount of $2,500, which was evidenced by two promissory notes, one for $1,500, and the other for $1,000. Mrs. Raybourn died before her brother, survived by a husband, R. L. Raybourn, arid two children, Wilma…