White v. Anderson

This is a contest in replevin for a horse which defendant mortgaged to plaintiff, and plaintiff’s right depends upon the validity of the mortgage. The judgment in the trial court was for the defendant.

The mortgage was given to secure the payment of two promissory notes, each for ten dollars and fifty cents due in thirty days with eight per cent interest from maturity. The case was submitted to the court without a jury. It appears that plaintiff conducts a general business in Sedalia under the name of the “Credential Coupon Trading Company,” whereby he issues a small hook of coupon tickets,…