Baxter v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““The claim under said mortgage must also be postponed to that of MlcCabe, unless the fact that he had actual notice of said mortgage had the effect to subject the attachment thereafter made by him to the claim thereunder. Did such notice have such an effect? The language of the statute, the construction of which must decide this question, is as follows: ‘A mortgage of personal property is void as against creditors of the mortgagor, or subsequent purchasers or incumbrancers of the property for value and in good faith, unless . it is recorded as required by law.’ And a fair interpretation thereof will lead to the conclusion that the legislature intended, therefore, to provide that, as to creditors, an unrecorded mortgage on personal property should be absolutely void.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Allen