New Jersey Court of Chancery, 1884

Sharp v. Wyckoff

Sharp v. Wyckoff
New Jersey Court of Chancery · Decided October 15, 1884
39 N.J. Eq. 95

Counsel

Mr. A. A. Clark, for complainant., Mr. H. B. Herr, for defendants Wyckoff and wife.

Sharp v. Wyckoff

Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

The defence is a tender by the mortgagor. The proof is, defective. It does not show that the complainant knew or had reason to suppose, at the time the tender was made, that the person who made it did so for or in behalf of the mortgagor. After that time, a demand was made upon the mortgagor, in behalf of the mortgagee, for the money due on the mortgage, and it is admitted that she could not, on that day, get it from the bank in which she had deposited it after the tender; but .it does not appeal’ when the demand was made—how long before the filing of the bill. The proof on the whole subject is meagre and insufficient. Application is made- to add to it by re-examining the witnesses, or otherwise. In Beckmann v. Hoboken Bank for Savings, 10 Stew. Eq. 331, on appeal,' the court of errors and appeals ordered that the.proofs be opened to let in new testimony to establish the consideration of a deed successfully attacked in this court for fraud, although no application had been made in this court on the subject, and the applicant had been twice heard here. In the case in hand it seems that the insufficiency of the proof is due to inadvertence of counsel. The case will stand over for decision until after the additional proof shall have come in..

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