Wilson v. Gerhard

Thomsen, District Judge.

This is an action to declare void a chattel mortgage on personal property and for the sale of the property to satisfy a judgment obtained by plaintiffs before the giving of the mortgage. The mortgage was given by Clarence A. Gerhard to his brother, Edward, to secure the latter for obligations amounting to approximately $3,600. The indebtedness between the brothers seems well established by the evidence. The trial court held the chattel mortgage to be a valid one.

Plaintiff’s complaint is directed primarily to the trial court’s limiting cross-examination in certain…