Ball v. Young

Plaintiffs in error were garnished by defendant in error, who had commenced suit against one Augusta Eilers. They appeared before the justice and made disclosure, from which it appears that Augusta Eilers was indebted to Young, and to secure this indebtedness he had taken a chattel. mortgage upon certain property which at the time he supposed belonged to Mrs. Eilers. To enforce payment of the debt he placed the note representing the debt and the chattel mortgage in the hands of McCabe, with instructions to collect the amount due on the mortgage. McCabe took possession of the property and…