Widick v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

The defendant had leased from a third party a tract of land in Ottawa county for a filling station site. Upon the leased premises he erected a filling station, store, residence building, four two-roomed bouses and garage, and equipped tbe same with tbe usual accessories. Thereafter he executed and delivered to the plaintiff a promissory note, secured by a chattel mortgage upon said buildings and accessories, and as additional security assigned to the plaintiff the lease contract.

The plaintiff brought suit in tbe district court of Washington county, and obtained personal service of summons…