Van Pelt v. Grant

Plaintiff brought an action against the defendant, Forrest Van Pelt, to secure possession of an automobile and to foreclose a chattel mortgage on the automobile, which mortgage was given as security for the payment of a promissory note dated September 8, 1948, due December 8, 1948, in the principal sum of $800.

Judgment was for the plaintiff in the sum of $767.75 with costs and attorney’s fee. A motion for new trial was filed and an order entered overruling the same, and defendant has appealed.

At the trial of the case it was stated that the only thing in controversy was whether or not the…