First National Bank v. Dahl
First National Bank v. Dahl
Opinion of the Court
This action was brought to recover possession of certain property for the purpose of foreclosing a chattel mortgage thereon. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and defendant John I. Dahl appeals.
John I. Dahl answered- separately, and as his only defense pleaded that the concrete floor and foundation had been placed under the building prior to the execution of the mortgage; that the building then constituted- a part of the realty and could not be removed without considerable damage to the building and real property and was not personal property. Whether the mortgaged-property -was or was not personal property at the time of the filing of the chattel mortgage was the only issue tendered by the answer, and upon this issue the court charged the jury as follows:
“The question for you to- decide is whether or not the property described in this chattel mortgage was or was not a fixture and a part of the realty of this farm on the 18th day of January, 1921. If you find that this property on that date was a fixture as I will hereafter -define it to you, then your verdict in this case should be for the defendants. If you find that on that date this property or any or all of it was not a fixture then your verdict should be for the p-laintiffis with regard to that property which you find was not a fixture on that date, either any or all o-f it, if you find any or all*437 of it was not a fixture. Gentlemen, as I have said, the whole question to be determined by you is this: whether or not this property or any part of it was a fixture and a part of the realty of John I. Dahl on the 18th day of January, 1921. This question of whether or not it is a fixture is a question for the jury.”
The testimony upon this issue was sharply conflicting, and the verdict of the jury is final.
The judgment and order appealed from are affirmed.
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