PATTERSON, District Judge.
The bankrupt operated a garage in Haverstraw, N. Y. He owed $1,300 to the National Bank of Haverstraw. To secure this pre-existing indebtedness, he executed and delivered a chattel mortgage covering certain specified machinery and equipment used in the garage. The property remained in the bankrupt's possession for the time being, but the mortgage was promptly filed in the proper public office. There was evidence tending to show that at that...
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