First National Bank of Wichita Falls v. First Bank of Chico

BOYD, Justice.

Appellee, The First Bank of Chico, Texas, a private bank owned by R. Lee Morris, filed this suit against J. S. Neville for debt and for foreclosure of chattel mortgage liens on cattle, and against appellant, The First National Bank of Wichita Falls, for a decree establishing the Chico Bank’s mortgages as superior liens on the cattle. The Wichita Bank answered, claiming prior liens on the cattle, and prayed for such adjudication and for judgment against Neville for debt and foreclosure of its liens. Trial was to the court, and judgment was rendered for the Chico Bank against…