Rigney v. Swingley

Plaintiff brought this action to foreclose a chattel mortgage covering a Chevrolet automobile. The mortgage was executed by defendant Douglas Swingley and the Schott-Schnee Motor Company was made a defendant because it claims to be the owner of the car. The cause was tried to the court sitting without a jury, and judgment went in favor of the motor company.

The record discloses that Ruby Swingley purchased the ear on a conditional sales contract on April 28, 1936. The contract was filed with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles at Deer Lodge, and was satisfied of record on September 3, 1937. The…