In re Jennings

BREWSTER, District Judge.

The trustee seeks to reach personal property in the hands of a mortgagee in possession under a chattel mortgage given by the bankrupt, dated July, 1920, and recorded July 12, 1920. The trustee contends that the mortgage is invalid, because it was not recorded in accordance with the requirements of chapter 255, § 1, of the General Laws of Massachusetts.

This section provides that “mortgages of personal property shall, within fifteen days from the date written in the mortgage, be recorded,” etc., and that “the mortgage shall not be valid against a person other than the…