Legal Opinion

Conley v. Dimmit County State Bank

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 10, 1915No. 5527PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Dimmit County Court; J. O. Rouse, Judge. Action by the Dimmit County Bank against G. W. Vaughn and another, in which judgment was rendered foreclosing a chattel mortgage. R. S. Conley filed a claimant’s affidavit and bond to recover a cow seized under the foreclosure. From the judgment for the Bank, claimant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Appellee sued G. W. Vaughn, as principal, and Arthur Ivy, as surety, on a promissory note and to foreclose a chattel mortgage on a certain Jersey cow. Judgment was obtained for $358.35, and the foreclosure had, and an order of sale issued, and the cow seized. Appellant filed a claimant's affidavit and bond, and the cause was tried in the justice's court, and then appealed to the county court, where judgment was rendered for appellee in the sum of $110. It is the contention of appellant that the description in the mortgage was too vague and indefinite to furnish identification of the cow and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fort Worth National Bank v. Red River National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Mills v. Kansas Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  3. Blythe v. Crump Bros.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1902
  4. Frick v. FritzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  5. Pitluk & Meyer v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Childress v. First State Bank of BarnhartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Handley v. McDonald & Ely Gin Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Farmers' & Merchants' Nat. Bank of Kaufman v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. H. O. Wooten Grocer Co. v. Wade Meat Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  5. Radford v. Bacon Securities Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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