Antoine v. Commonwealth Trust Co.

These are actions of tort to recover for the alleged wrongful and negligent foreclosure of a chattel mort*204gage, and for an alleged conspiracy entered into by the defendants to defraud the plaintiff.

On March 18, 1921, Baker & Cassidy Co., a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling finished lumber for the interior of buildings, gave to the defendant Commonwealth Trust Company its note for $5,500, payable on demand, and secured by a mortgage of machinery and equipment. On January 13, 1923, the corporation made an assignment to the plaintiff for the benefit of its…