M. E. Donaldson Mercantile Co. v. First Nat. Bank

This was an action of trover for the conversion of certain cotton grown by one Butler on the land of one Childre. The plaintiff introduced a mortgage on the crop given it by Butler. The defendant introduced a mortgage given it by said Butler and indorsed by the landlord, Childre; also; a mortgage given by Butler to the landlord, Childre, and assigned by Childre to it. These last two mortgages were subsequent to the date and recordation of the plaintiff’s mortgage; therefore the plaintiff established a superior title to the cotton. The defendant insists, however, that Childre had a landlord’s…