Barslund v. Anderson

Anderson, plaintiff in the district court, held an overdue note of Barslunds, defendants, secured by a chattel mortgage on certain livestock and farm machinery. Plaintiff, attempting to foreclose said mortgage, took over a part of the mortgaged property on February "1, 1940, but was unable to secure possession of all of it. February second, he instituted an action in replevin. A *240summons and writ were duly issued and served on the same day, the writ being executed by the sheriff taking the property into his possession. The Barslunds consulted two different attorneys who apparently were…