Pabst Brewing Co. v. Butchart

Under an execution issued on a judgment against one Wagner, the defendant, as sheriff of St. Louis county, levied on certain liquors the property of Wagner. Plaintiff brought replevin, claiming the property under a chattel mortgage made and delivered to it by Wagner, and filed of record prior to such levy. On the *192trial, the court held, plaintiff’s chattel mortgage void on its face as to the creditors of Wagner, and dismissed the action. Plaintiff appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

The only question raised on this appeal is whether, as to the creditors of Wagner, the…